Flaming Teeth is a mythological figure from Fijian folklore. According to the legend, the creature was a colossal giant whose teeth were so large that they appeared as burning logs. The giant is said to have terrorised villages, devouring inhabitants and causing widespread destruction.
In the narrative, a group of villagers eventually devised a plan to defeat the creature. They lured it beneath a massive rock and delivered a fatal blow to its skull, killing the giant. However, the giant’s teeth remained aflame after its death. The villagers retrieved the fiery teeth and, according to the myth, this event marked the first time humans obtained the use of fire.
The story of Flaming Teeth appears in collections of Oceanic myths and is cited in David D. Gilmore’s Monsters: Evil Beings, Mythical Beasts, and All Manner of Imaginary Terrors (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003, p. 123). The account is brief and classified as a “stub” in the source encyclopedia, indicating limited available detail.
References
- Gilmore, David D. Monsters: Evil Beings, Mythical Beasts, and All Manner of Imaginary Terrors. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2003, p. 123.
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