Mythology of Oceania

The mythology of Oceania and the gods of the Pacific region are both complex and diverse. They have been developed over many centuries on each of the islands and atolls that make up Oceania. Some gods are shared between many groups of islands while others are specific to one set of islands or even to a single island. Their exact roles are often overlapping as one god can appear in different places under different names. A god can also appear in many different forms.

References

• Anita Dalal, Myths of Oceania, Steck-Vaughn, (2002); ISBN 9780739849781
• A. W. Reed, Alice Mills, New World Mythology: Myths and Legends of Oceania and the Americas (2009) ISBN 1740480228
• Roland Burrage Dixon, Oceanic Mythology, Forgotten Books (2008); ISBN 1605069523
• Garry Trompf, The Religions of Oceania, Routledge (1995); ISBN 0415060192
• George Grey, Polynesian Mythology, Kessinger Publishing, 2004; ISBN 1419242555
• Barbara A. West, Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania, Infobase Publishing, 2009; ISBN 1438119135
• Roslyn Poignant, Oceanic mythology: the myths of Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, Australia, Hamlyn, 1967; ISBN 0600023729
• Peter Neal Peregrine, Melvin Ember, Encyclopedia of Prehistory: East Asia and Oceania, Volume 3, 2001; ISBN 0306462575