Mo'o

Origin and tradition

Hawaiian traditions describe mo'o as powerful lizard or dragonlike beings associated with water, fishponds, cliffs, and guardianship.

Illustration in this atlas

A lizardlike water-being with humanlike features beside a pool. This is an interpretation of one hybrid form; Hawaiian moʻo traditions also describe lizards, powerful water guardians, and human manifestations.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Moʻo (Hawaiian mythology)

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.