Lona (mythology)
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Lona is a goddess of the Moon
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]
Lona and other deities
It is likely that Lona is just another name for the Moon goddess Hina.[3]
A Hawaiian god with the similar name is Lono.
Notes
- ↑ Pacific mythology: an encyclopedia of myth and legend by Jan Knappert
- ↑ Academic Dictionary Of Mythology by Ramesh Chopra
- ↑ Beckwith, pp. 214-25
