Explore Mythology of the Polynesian islands
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According to the Maori people of New Zealand, Rangi was the Sky Father and his wife was the ...
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Tangaroa was one of the children of the Sky Father, Rangi, and Mother Earth, Papa. He was ...
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Tawhiri was very angry with his brothers. They disagreed about whether their parents, Rangi ...
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Rona was the daughter of the sea god Tangaroa. She was the Tide Controller. One night she ...
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According to the Maori people of New Zealand, Rangi was the Sky Father and his wife was the ...
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Pele is the fire goddess who resides in the Kilauea crater according to the people of Hawaii. ...
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Haumea was the goddess of childbirth and fertility in Hawaiian mythology. Her children included ...
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Maui was the trickster hero of Polynesian mythology. It is said that Maui was born prematurely ...
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Makemake was the creator of humanity and the god of fertility in the mythology of the South ...
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