Lono

The God of Peace and Abundance

Domain: Peace, Rain & Agriculture
Alignment: Neutral Good
Element: Water
Relics of Power: Harvest Banner

Speak with Lono

The People

People

Polynesian peoples

Region

Pacific islands

Period

c. 1000 BC – present

The Polynesian gods were worshipped by the navigators who colonized the Pacific islands, from Hawaii to New Zealand and Easter Island. They honored them on sacred platforms (marae) and through the concept of mana, spiritual power. Their myths, such as those of the hero Maui, are still told among the Maori and Hawaiians.

On the marae, sacred stone platforms, priests offered first fruits and invoked the gods before fishing and war. The kapu (taboo) system ruled what was sacred and forbidden, and in Hawaii the hula was born as a devotional dance to goddesses like Pele and Laka.

The Sacred Scrolls

One of the four major Hawaiian gods, Lono rules over peace, fertility, rain, agriculture, and music. During his season, war was suspended to celebrate the harvest and abundance. He is the peaceful opposite of Kū, bringing the rains that make the land prosper. As The God of Peace and Abundance, this deity occupies a position of supreme prestige in the polinesios pantheon. Their domains over Peace, Rain & Agriculture reflect ancestral cosmic order maintained across millennia. In classical iconography, they are depicted with an aura of unshakeable majesty and sacred attributes that inspired reverence in emperors and peasants alike. Their influence extended beyond earthly boundaries, governing fates and harmony between the visible and invisible worlds. For ancient devotees, contemplating their essence was to understand the very fundamental forces of nature and human existence.

Sacred Symbols

The white banner, the rain clouds, the sweet potato and the pig

Divine Lineage

One of the four major Hawaiian gods, with Kane, Kū and Kanaloa.

The Legendary Myth

During the Makahiki, the annual four-month festival dedicated to Lono, wars and heavy labor ceased to honor the harvest with games, feasts, and offerings.

Legends & Deeds

A celebrated secondary legend preserved in the oral traditions of the polinesios recounts the journey when Lono intervened directly in the lives of mortals.