Taufa

http://dbpedia.org/resource/Taufa an entity of type: Person

In Tongan mythology, Taufa was a sea god worshipped by chief Tungi of East Tongatapu and by the royal family of Tonga because he cured the Tongan king George I (ruled 1845–1893). He also protects gardens. In order for a homeowner to gain this protection, they had to braid a coconut leaf into a shark shape. Taufa is both a sea and a land god. As a sea god he appears as a shark. rdf:langString
rdf:langString Taufa
xsd:integer 4675500
xsd:integer 1062751371
rdf:langString In Tongan mythology, Taufa was a sea god worshipped by chief Tungi of East Tongatapu and by the royal family of Tonga because he cured the Tongan king George I (ruled 1845–1893). He also protects gardens. In order for a homeowner to gain this protection, they had to braid a coconut leaf into a shark shape. Taufa is both a sea and a land god. As a sea god he appears as a shark.
xsd:nonNegativeInteger 814

data from the linked data cloud