- MYTHOLOGY OF THE POLYNESIAN ISLANDS
- Maori: Papa
- Maori: Tangaroa
- Maori: Tawhiri
- Maori: Rona
- Maori: Rangi
- Hawaii: Pele
- Hawaii: Haumea
- Maui
- Rapa Nui: Makemake
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Maori: Papa
According to the Maori people of New Zealand, Rangi was the Sky Father and his wife was the ...Read more
Maori: Tangaroa
Tangaroa was one of the children of the Sky Father, Rangi, and Mother Earth,Papa. He was the ...Read more
Maori: Tawhiri
Tawhiri was very angry with his brothers. They disagreed about whether their parents, Rangi ...Read more
Maori: Rona
Rona was the daughter of the sea god Tangaroa. She was the Tide Controller. One night she ...Read more
Maori: Rangi
According to the Maori people of New Zealand, Rangi was the Sky Father and his wife was the ...Read more
Hawaii: Pele
Pele is a fire goddess according to the people of Hawaii. She is a savage and wrathful divinity ...Read more
Hawaii: Haumea
Haumea was the goddess of childbirth in Hawaiian mythology. One of her children was the volcano ...Read more
Maui
Maui was a hero of Polynesian mythology. For Maui and his mother the days were too short. For ...Read more
Rapa Nui: Makemake
Makemake was the creator of humanity and the god of fertility in the mythology of the South ...Read moreHistorical Events
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