# Atu

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Figure in Samoan mythology

This article is about the Polynesian mythological figure. For the village in Iran, see [Atu, Iran](/source/Atu%2C_Iran). For other uses, see [ATU (disambiguation)](/source/ATU_(disambiguation)).

In [Samoan mythology](/source/Samoan_mythology), **Atu** was the first man on [Fiji](/source/Fiji) and [Tonga](/source/Tonga).[1] (Note: This is according to the [Samoans](/source/Samoa), not the Fijians or Tongans; see also [Ila](/source/Ila_(Samoan_mythology)).)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["THE SAMOAN STORY OF CREATION—A 'Tala.'"](https://www.jps.auckland.ac.nz/document//Volume_1_1892/Volume_1%2C_No._3%2C_1892/The_Samoan_story_of_creation%3A_a_tala%2C_p164-189/p1). *Journal of the Polynesian Society*. **1** (3): 179. 1892. Retrieved 4 September 2021.

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