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Mythology & Folklore influenced Moana
Added by Media Influence Map · 15 October 2026
- Polynesian mythology
The evidence
Moana's demigod Maui, the hook that shapes the islands and the goddess Te Fiti draw on Polynesian myth and the region's tradition of ocean wayfinding.
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