Ila (Samoan mythology)

In Samoan mythology, Ila was the first woman on Tutuila (American Samoa).[1] She was created by Tagaloa and her husband was Tutu. In another legend, Tutu and Ila escaped a war in the Manuʻa Islands and repopulated Tutuila.[2]

References
  1. "The Samoan Creation Legend". National Park Service. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. Nelson, O. F. (1925). "LEGENDS OF SAMOA. (An address to the Samoa Research Society, delivered 30th November, 1923.)". Journal of the Polynesian Society. 34 (134): 128–129.


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