Hiyoyoa

Among the Wawagaga of New Guinea, the land of the dead. It is believed to lie under the sea near Maivara on Milne Bay. This land resembles the upper world. The god Tumudurere and his wife and children live there.

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References

Source

  • Leach, Maria, ed. (1984). Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend. New York: HarperCollins.