Laufakanaa
Tongan · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
The Tangaloa send Laufakanaa to rule Ata and give fair winds to voyagers who petition him. He brings a fishing net from the sky; bread with grated-coconut oil is offered to him.
Powers
- Give fair winds to voyagers
Relations
- commissioned by: TamapoulialamafoaE. W. Gifford, Tongan Myths and Tales (1924), pp. 16 (primary)
Sources
- The Tangaloa send Laufakanaa to rule Ata and give fair winds to voyagers who petition him. He brings a fishing net from the sky; bread with grated-coconut oil is offered to him.: E. W. Gifford, Tongan Myths and Tales (1924), pp. 16–17 (primary)