Lona (mythology)
In Hawaiian mythology, Lona is a female lunar deity who fell in love with and married a mortal, ʻAikanaka. They lived happily together until ʻAikanaka died of old age.[1][2]
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Lona is a goddess of the Moon
Lona and other deities
It is likely that Lona is another name for the Moon goddess Hina.[3]
A Hawaiian god with the similar name is Lono.
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See also
Notes
- Pacific mythology: an encyclopedia of myth and legend by Jan Knappert
- Academic Dictionary Of Mythology by Ramesh Chopra
- Beckwith, pp. 214-25
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