Qat is the principal creator deity in the oral mythology of the Banks Islands of northern Vanuatu, Melanesia. Though never formally worshipped, he is credited with creating the islands themselves, night, death, marriage customs and the local song language, and with carving the first humans from dracaena wood and bringing them to life through music.
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Attestation
Veneration TodayHistorically attested; no continuous cult 1 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Function
Domain / Function Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
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