Mosquito Animal-Spirit (Fijian)

animal-spirit · Fiji · Pacific

In Fijian oral tradition the mosquito is explained by an origin legend told at Oneata in the Lau group, recounting how mosquitoes first came to plague humanity. The input's framing of a reef-guarding 'mosquito spirit' is not attested; the documented material is an aetiological tale of the insects' origins rather than a protective animal spirit.

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