Mythology of Oceania

The Mythology of Oceania and the Gods of the Pacific region are both complex and diverse topics. The stories developed over many centuries on each of the islands that make up Oceania. While some gods are shared between many groups of islands, others are specific to one set of islands or even to a single island. Their exact roles are often overlapping, as one god can appear in different places under different names. A god may also appear in many different forms.

Oceania is a general name applied to a very vast region including Polynesia, Micronesia, Australia, Tasmania and more. Even among these groups (ex. Polynesia), there are still many different societies and tribes within their own cultures. This list is not a complete list of mythologies, just a collection of the more well known beliefs in different regions.