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In [[Hawaiian mythology]], '''Ukupanipo''' is a [[shark]] [[god]] who controls the amount of [[fish]] close enough for the fisherman to catch. He occasionally |
In [[Hawaiian mythology]], '''Ukupanipo''' is a [[shark]] [[god]] who controls the amount of [[fish]] close enough for the [[fisherman]] to catch. He occasionally adopts a human child who gains the power to [[Shapeshifting|transform]] into a shark, and is given a mouth-like mark below the shoulder blades.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Selbie |first=John A. |title=Encyclopaedia of religion and ethics |title-link=Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics |last2=Gray |first2=Louis H. |publisher=[[T&T Clark|T. and T. Clark]] |year=1921 |editor-last=Hastings |editor-first=James |editor-link=James Hastings |edition=12th |volume=6 |publication-place=Edinburgh |page=532 |chapter=Hawaii |chapter-url=https://data.historicaltexts.jisc.ac.uk/view?pubId=ukmhl-b29001225_0006&terms=Ukupanipo&pageId=ukmhl-b29001225_0006-557}}</ref>{{tertiary source inline|date=August 2022}} |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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Revision as of 23:52, 8 August 2022
In Hawaiian mythology, Ukupanipo is a shark god who controls the amount of fish close enough for the fisherman to catch. He occasionally adopts a human child who gains the power to transform into a shark, and is given a mouth-like mark below the shoulder blades.[1][non-tertiary source needed]
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- ^ Selbie, John A.; Gray, Louis H. (1921). "Hawaii". In Hastings, James (ed.). Encyclopaedia of religion and ethics. Vol. 6 (12th ed.). Edinburgh: T. and T. Clark. p. 532.
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