Epe

At Perau, an idol who represented Kanitu, the great spirit. It was invoked with Kivava in sickness and also in war, and their help gives certain success.

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References

Sources

  • Haddon, A. C. (1925). "New Guinea." In ERE, Vol. 9, 339-352, p. 343.
  • MacKenzie, Donald A. (1930). Myths from Melanesia and Indonesia. London: Gresham, p. 287.