Adaro

Introduction

In Melanesian mythology, the sun spirits known as Adaro are aquatic creatures who travel through waterspouts, cross paths with other spirits, and appear on Earth during sun showers. Nyorieru is their leader. An Adaro spirit can shoot a man in the head if he doesn’t have a special offering within a certain time frame.

Physical Traits

The Adaro is typically depicted as a creature with gills near his ears, tail fins replacing feet, a horn that resembles a shark’s fin, and a swordfish or sawfish-like object growing from his head. Modern retellings tend to make the Adaro more humanoid in nature.

Family

The Kakamora is a creature from the earth, while the Adaro is from the sun. In this story, three of the four elements are represented by the Kakamora. The Adaro-sun creature embodies both the earth and water, and the fire for them is symbolized by the Kakamora.

The story features a conflict between the forces of water and fire. Water and fire want to rule the world, but Earth believes that these are the dominant creatures, and both are driven by internal struggles. Until a prince is born, both of these creatures will continue fighting.

Other names

The word adaro came from the Arosi language, and it has various meanings. These include “ghost,” “corpse,” and “spirit.” Aunga, on the other hand, is a positive word for soul.

Powers and Abilities

The Adaro is considered to be very dangerous due to its wicked nature. It is said to arise from the part of a person’ s spirit that is divided into two: the Aunga, which is good, and the Adaro, which is evil. They can travel through waterspouts and kill unwary people by firing poisonous fish. In their dreams, they are said to seek out and teach people new dance and song.

Modern Day Influence

In the video game The Secret Saturdays : Beasts of the 5th Sun, Adaro is a playable character. It is still a popular character in folklore and a lot of fishermen’s tales revovle around the character. Worship and offerings to appease the Adaro are still performed today. Boats that are passing through the area should use their paddles gently to avoid disturbing the Adaro.