Tonga · Folktales and oral traditions
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Tonga
- Tales
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- Dated records
- 1
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 0
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ʻAhoʻeitu’s journey to the sky belongs to a Tongan story about the family and authority of the first Tuʻi Tonga. The Atlas points to Edward Winslow Gifford’s 1924 collection. Open the source to see how the printed record frames the story.
Tales in the Atlas
The Rise of ʻAhoʻeitu
1924 · Edward Winslow Gifford · Tongan Myths and Tales · ʻAhoʻeitu, pp. 25–29
Tales found across countries
No tales linked to multiple countries are listed for this country yet.