Tongan mythology

thumb|120px|Location of ʻEua District in Tonga thumb|right|170px|Map of ʻEua

thumb|NASA picture of Niuatoputapu, with smaller [[Tafahi to the north.]] thumb|Located in Tongatupu to the very north of Tonga

Tafahi is a small () island in the north of the Tonga archipelago, in fact closer to Savaii (Samoa) than to the main islands of Tonga. It is only north-northeast away from Niuatoputapu, and fishermen commute in small outboard motorboats almost daily between the two. The island has a population of 14 (in 2021).

Ata is a depopulated island in the far southern end of the Tonga archipelago, situated approximately south-southwest of Tongatapu.

Tui-tā-tui (translation: The king who strikes the knee) was the 11th king of the Tuʻi Tonga, a dynasty in Tonga, who lived during the 12th century AD.

In Polynesian languages the word aitu refers to ghosts or spirits, often malevolent. The word is common to many languages of Western and Eastern Polynesia. In the mythology of Tonga, for example, aitu or eitu are lesser gods, many being patrons of specific villages and families. They often take the form of plants or animals, and are often more cruel than other gods. These trouble-making gods are regarded as having come from Samoa. The Tongan word tangi lauaitu means to cry from grief, to lament.