{"id":10087,"date":"2021-01-27T11:59:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T11:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=10087"},"modified":"2023-03-05T09:32:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T09:32:33","slug":"mythologie-tahitienne-marquises","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/tahitian-mythology-marquises\/","title":{"rendered":"Tahitian Mythology - Marquesas Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/mythes-et-legendes-oceaniques-1855\/\" role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBack to the Cultural Group<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/book-libraries\/\" role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDedicated Shop<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Histoire_de_la_Polyn%C3%A9sie_fran%C3%A7aise\" role=\"button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWiki<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/tahitian-mythology-marquises\/#Mythologie-Tahitienne-%E2%80%93-Marquises\" >Tahitian Mythology - Marquesas Islands<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/tahitian-mythology-marquises\/#Mythologie-Tahitienne-%E2%80%93-Marquises-textes\" >Tahitian mythology \u2013 Marquesas (texts)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/tahitian-mythology-marquises\/#Livres-sur-la-mythologie-Iles-oceaniques\" >Oceanic Islands Mythology Books<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mythologie-Tahitienne-%E2%80%93-Marquises\"><\/span>Tahitian Mythology - Marquesas Islands<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/\">mythology<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/tahitian-mythology-of-the-wind\/\">tahitian<\/a> \u2013 islands of the Marquesas refers to the myths and <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/\">legends<\/a> Tahitians located on the Marquesas Islands, known as &quot;Terre des hommes&quot;. They were so named by the Spaniard \u00c1lvaro de Menda\u00f1a who approached them in 1595.<\/p>\n<p>They are inhabited by Polynesians from 150 BC. AD to 100 AD. AD Ethnological observations and linguistic kinship links suggest that they came from Samoa and Tonga.<\/p>\n<p>Each valley was the territory of a tribe with its own social system, an aristocracy and a clergy. Tribal wars sometimes opposed the Marquesans who then practiced ritual cannibalism with prisoners of war. According to the oral tradition of Easter Island, the first ruler of this island, Hotu Matu&#039;a, would have come, with his tribe, from &quot;Hiva&quot;, perhaps Nuku Hiva or Hiva Oa.<\/p>\n<p>The islands are divided into two distinct groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the northern group, centered around the large island of Nuku Hiva, the three smaller islands of Ua Pou to the south, Ua Huka to the east, and Motu Iti to the west, and the small islands to the north located on the same coral massif of Eiao, Hatutaa and Motu One;<\/li>\n<li>the southern group, centered around the main island of Hiva Oa, and the smaller islands very close to Tahuata, Moho Tani (or Motane) and Fatu Huku, and further south the island of Fatu Hiva and the rock Motu Nao .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"Tahitian mythology - Marquesas Islands\" width=\"25\" height=\"26\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mythologie-Tahitienne-%E2%80%93-Marquises-textes\"><\/span>Tahitian mythology \u2013 Marquesas (texts)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\">Myths and Legends of the Marquesas Islands<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/legende-classe-pecheurs-hatiheu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legend of the fishing class, Hatiheu<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/rocher-kahi-motane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">History of the Kahi rock of Mohotani island<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/kae-puturua-baleines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legend of Kae traveling on the backs of the whales of Puturua<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/legende-femmes-fleurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legend of Ko&#039;iko&#039;i, the friend of flower women<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/legende-anguilles-koee-iti-koee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legend of Koe&#039;e-iti and Koe&#039;e-nui, the little and the big eel<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/legende-kena\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legend of Kena, the Marquesan who tattooed himself entirely to win back his wife<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/cochon-makaiaanui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Makaiaanui, the pig who crossed the sea - Ua Pou<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/legende-poumaka-uapou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legend of the Poumaka piton of Ua Pou<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/legende-hai-puka-homme-poisson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legend of Hai Puka, the fish man - Hiva Oa<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/umuhei-bouquet-marquisien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Umuhei, the Marquesan aphrodisiac bouquet<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/legende-fatutue-hiva-oa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legend of motu Fatutue in Hiva Oa<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/feu-terre-hommes-marquises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arrival of fire in the Land of Men - Marquesas Islands<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/legende-fatuanono-nonos-noirs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legend of Fatuanono, the black nonos<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/legende-danse-oiseau-hakamanu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legend of the bird dance, Hakamanu, Marquesas Islands<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/teava-hinenao-col-amoureux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teava Hinenao, Lovers Pass, Fatu Hiva<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/legende-tatouage-maori-ta-moko\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maori tattoo legend, Ta Moko<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/marquises-legende-terre-hommes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Legend of the creation of the Marquesas, the land of men<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Livres-sur-la-mythologie-Iles-oceaniques\"><\/span>Oceanic Islands Mythology Books<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Comics \/ Illustrated:<\/p>\n<p>In French :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Contes-L%C3%A9gendes-Polyn%C3%A9sie-b%C3%A9n%C3%A9fices-revers%C3%A9s\/dp\/B01GZVY4T0?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=d7445480af95408065b4c405cd8dc171&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tales &amp; Legends of Polynesia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Contes-sages-Polyn%C3%A9sie-Celine-Ripoll\/dp\/2021092070?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=3949b9a599341942e3056f6cbba103a2&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tales of the sages of Polynesia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/mythologie-tahitienne-pour-tous-compagnie\/dp\/2955686093?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=031fb5d0ab73f906a9726aa331a593f8&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tahitian mythology for everyone: Maui, Hiro, Hina and company<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Mahine-f%C3%A9es-fleurs-Contes-Imaginaires\/dp\/1479201766?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=86c85dcf661c034b8302705c3ffd4ffb&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mahine and the Flower Fairies: The Imaginary Tales of Tahiti<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/dp\/2070732975?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=b253d93bbf2afd2d36ad5dbbc3be806f&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tahitian myths<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/dp\/1720924635?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=6fddf166d6f188346a372adbdb46aa6f&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hiro and Hina: Walks in the heart of the legends of Bora-Bora and other islands<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Only in English:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Oceanic-Mythology-Polynesia-Micronesia-Australia\/dp\/0814803865?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=d91d68155ca23d0bb60bc46837ce2406&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oceanic Mythology: The Myths of Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Australia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Mysterious-Polynesia-Legends-Mysteries-Polynesians\/dp\/1700751158?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=8624fa19e305ea560805b4dfea414d9a&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mysterious Polynesia: The Myths, Legends, and Mysteries of the Polynesians<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Handbook-Polynesian-Mythology-Robert-Craig\/dp\/1576078949?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=0a9bc21d35f26865230d1a375f2cca8c&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handbook of Polynesian Mythology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Shark-Caller-Zillah-Bethell\/dp\/1474966845?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=93eab977d1c445951d4e747dc1b2a566&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Shark Caller<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Pele-Volcano-Goddess-Hawaii-History\/dp\/0786463473?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=879a222a204176c78c888f6c1cfb5cc9&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pele, Volcano Goddess of Hawai&#039;i<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/POLYNESIAN-TATTOO-Handbook-meaningful-Polynesian\/dp\/8890601655?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=ddd2b41ca26b7cb54d675d371eb353ea&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The POLYNESIAN TATTOO Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Maori-History-Legacy-Zealands-Indigenous\/dp\/1724562355?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=40a4e19e4c639ab5e1ac1e1961963f04&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Maori: The History and Legacy of New Zealand&#039;s Indigenous People<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Maori-Myths-Legendary-Tales-Reed\/dp\/1877246107?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=5dc3e0e2f6927c159defa9552e4aed23&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maori Myths and Legendary Tales<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Purakau-Maori-Retold-Writers-English-ebook\/dp\/B07P935FRF?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=f305dbbf26dc66e907ba9c7e4c7cfeef&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purakau: Maori Myths Retold by Maori Writers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Straight-Path-Spirit-Ancestral-Traditions-ebook\/dp\/B0082CXFJ6?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=79509b0621656c9b04357fd1c0f5d3f1&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Straight Path of the Spirit: Ancestral Wisdom and Healing Traditions in Fiji<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Tongas-First-King-Other-Folktales\/dp\/1737699419?&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=eb76822abcef60486dddb6572a7af3b6&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tonga&#039;s First King and Other Folktales<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Sina-Magical-Eel-Legends-Polynesia\/dp\/1091943605?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=mythscience-21&amp;linkId=44f85c2eb4860488404344b382d831a1&amp;language=fr_FR&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sina And The Magical Eel: Legends from Polynesia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a 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