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{{Short description|Samoan god of earthquakes}}
In [[Samoan mythology]], '''Mafui{{okina}}e''' is the god of [[earthquake]]s.<ref name=Stair1983>{{cite book |url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-StaOldS-t1-body-d9.html |title=Old Samoa |author=John B. Stair |publisher=R. McMillan |location=Papakura |date=1983 |page=238 |access-date=10 December 2020 |via=NZETC}}</ref> He dwells in the volcanic regions below the [[Earth]], and has only one arm.<ref name=Stair1983/>

Mafui{{okina}}e was also the keeper of [[fire]]. [[Ti{{okina}}iti{{okina}}i]], a [[demigod]], won the fire from him in a battle, thus introducing fire to the [[Samoans|people of Samoa]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document//Volume_5_1896/Volume_5%2C_No._1%2C_March_1896/Jottings_on_the_mythology_and_spirit-lore_of_old_Samoa%2C_by_John_B._Stair%2C_p_33-57/p1 |title=JOTTINGS ON THE MYTHOLOGY AND SPIRIT-LORE OF OLD SAMOA |author=John B. Stair |journal=Journal of the Polynesian Society |volume=5 |issue=1 |page=56-57 |date=1896 |access-date=10 December 2020 |archive-date=11 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211032456/http://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document/Volume_5_1896/Volume_5%2C_No._1%2C_March_1896/Jottings_on_the_mythology_and_spirit-lore_of_old_Samoa%2C_by_John_B._Stair%2C_p_33-57/p1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Samoan mythology deeply influences cultural practices, with Mafuiʻe representing strength, balance, and ancestral wisdom. His legacy lives on in ceremonies, art, and oral storytelling, helping preserve Samoan heritage across generations. The famous story of Mafuiʻe and Tiʻitiʻi, where fire is given to the people, highlights bravery and continues to shape how Samoans understand natural forces and their cultural identity.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Thiamwong |first=L |date=2018-11-01 |title=The Nak’azdli Whu’ten is a First Nations community located in northern British Columbia Canada. They have prioritized support for the mental health and wellbeing of their Elders and were keen to strengthen intergenerational linkages in the community to preserve cultural wisdom held by the elders for future generations. We co-created a digital storytelling workshop using technology to facilitate knowledge-sharing between Elders and youths. This pilot 10 session workshop involved all grade 6 and 7 students at a First Nations school and 20 First Nations Elders. Students recorded the Elders who orally shared stories and then added imagery and sounds to capture their understandings and create a digital story. The workshop was led by elders. Our project demonstrates one way to document oral histories while simultaneously building intergenerational relationships. We will discuss how this project successfully fostered intergenerational relationships, helped preserve cultural identity, and reduced social isolation of First Nations Elders. |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igy023.1375 |journal=Innovation in Aging |volume=2 |issue=suppl_1 |pages=371–371 |doi=10.1093/geroni/igy023.1375 |issn=2399-5300|pmc=6228190 }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Mahuika]]

==References==
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[[Category:Nature gods]]
[[Category:Samoan deities]]


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