Lewalevu

The Fiji goddess of the underworld. Lewalevu receives the souls of the dead when they arrive in Bulu. She also inflicts disease as punishment for trespassing on sacred ground.

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References

Sources

  • Coleman, J. A. (1997). The Dictionary of Mythology. London: Arcturus Publishing Limited.
  • Spencer, Dorothy M. (1941). Disease, Society, and Religion in Fiji Islands. Locust Valley, New York: J. J. Augustin, p. 30.