Lugeilang

A celestial deity, son of Ialulep, husband of Ilamamlul, and father of Iolofath and Khiou. He is said to have come down from the sky and taught men the arts of tattooing and hairdressing. He also told about the possibilities of the coconut palm.

Lugeilang interrogates the dead at their judging.

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References

Sources

  • Christian, F. W. (1899). Caroline Islands: Travel in the Sea of the Little Lands. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 385.
  • Lessa, William A. (1961). Tales from the Ulithi Atoll: A Comparative Study in Oceanic Folklore. Folklore Studies, Vol. 13. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, pp. 15-16, 30.