Adaro (mythology)

The Adaro were malevolent merman-like sea spirits found in the mythology of the Solomon Islands.[1]

Adaro is a unique creature that lived in the Pacific Ocean. The Adaro is very dangerous. Said to arise from the wicked part of a person's spirit, which is divided between the Aunga (good) which dies, and the Adaro (evil) which stays as a ghost.[2] An adaro is described as a man with gills behind his ears, tail fins for feet, a horn like a shark's dorsal fin, and a swordfish or sawfish-like spear growing out of his head.[1] They may also travel in Jaratep or Daretep waterspouts and along rainbows and are said to kill unwary fishermen by firing flying fish at them.

References
  1. Knappert, Jan (1992). Pacific Mythology. Acquarian/Thorson (Harper Collins). p. 15.
  2. "Adaro Mythology". Mythology Dictionary. Retrieved 3 July 2015.


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