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by Micha F. Lindemans

Lesser Polynesian deities, such as the many tutelary gods of villages and families. The aitu appear in the shape of plants and animals and are thought to have more demonic than divine characteristics. They are known as atua on the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia).