# Atonga

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In [Polynesian mythology](/source/Polynesian_narrative) (specifically: [Samoa](/source/Samoa)), '''Atonga''' is a [culture hero](/source/culture_hero), half-mortal and half-spirit.<ref>{{cite book |title=Hawaiian Mythology |author=Martha Warren Beckwith |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |location=Honolulu |year=1970 |page=368}}</ref> He built the first canoe on [Savaii](/source/Savaii) with his brothers Olokeu and Olo-i-nano, then had it transported to [Upolu](/source/Upolu) by birds.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://authority.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-StaOldS-t1-body-d12.html |title= Old Samoa |author=John B. Stair |publisher=R. McMillan |location=Papakura |date=1983 |pages=273–276 |accessdate=16 March 2021}}</ref>

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