Ukupanipo Explained

In Hawaiian mythology, Ukupanipo is a shark god who controls the amount of fish close enough for the fisherman to catch.[1] [2] He occasionally adopts a human child who gains the power to transform into a shark, but when in human form has a mark like a shark's mouth under their shoulder blades.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Storytelling : an encyclopedia of mythology and folklore . 2015 . . 978-1-315-70061-8 . Sherman . Josepha . London . 168 . 908061373. Josepha Sherman.
  2. Hall . Danielle . 2016-07-29 . Sharks and Humans: A Love-Hate Story . . 2022-08-09.
  3. Book: Selbie, John A. . Encyclopaedia of religion and ethics . Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics . Gray . Louis H. . . 1921 . Hastings . James . James Hastings . 12th . 6 . Edinburgh . 532 . Hawaii . https://data.historicaltexts.jisc.ac.uk/view?pubId=ukmhl-b29001225_0006&terms=Ukupanipo&pageId=ukmhl-b29001225_0006-557.

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