The mythology Tahitian – Gambier designates the myths and legends of Tahitian culture located on the Gambier Islands. Located in the northwest of the South Pacific Ocean, they are one of the five archipelagos of French Polynesia.
The set is made up of fourteen high islands, four of which are very small, as well as several coral islets anchored on the reef which surrounds a deep lagoon in which the high islands are placed. The islands were populated from XIIe century of our era.
Tahitian mythology - Gambier Islands (texts)
- Legend of 'Ina-te-kākara and the shark - Mangareva
- Legend of the Flower Woman of Mangareva
- Adventures of Teiti a Toakau in Mangareva
- Legend of Teiti a Toakau by Mangareva
- Legend of Huriitemonoi, the mysterious princess of Mangareva
- Fly away from a mountain or from a coconut palm? suicide in Gambier
- Ananui bay of the queen of Taravai
- Manukau pass, crossed by the raft of Noa - Mangareva
- Puapatito fault, from the Ragahenua canoe
- Prophecy of Toapere - Gambier
Oceanic Islands Mythology Books
Comics / Illustrated:
In French :
- Tales & Legends of Polynesia
- Tales of the sages of Polynesia
- Tahitian mythology for everyone: Maui, Hiro, Hina and company
- Mahine and the Flower Fairies: The Imaginary Tales of Tahiti
- Tahitian myths
- Hiro and Hina: Walks in the heart of the legends of Bora-Bora and other islands
Only in English:
- Oceanic Mythology: The Myths of Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Australia
- Mysterious Polynesia: The Myths, Legends, and Mysteries of the Polynesians
- Handbook of Polynesian Mythology
- The Shark Caller
- Pele, Volcano Goddess of Hawai'i
- The POLYNESIAN TATTOO Handbook
- The Maori: The History and Legacy of New Zealand's Indigenous People
- Maori Myths and Legendary Tales
- Purakau: Maori Myths Retold by Maori Writers
- The Straight Path of the Spirit: Ancestral Wisdom and Healing Traditions in Fiji
- Tonga's First King and Other Folktales
- Sina And The Magical Eel: Legends from Polynesia
- New Guinea Ceremonies
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