In the most well-known creation story Tangaroa is the son of Papatūānuku, the earth mother, and Ranginui, the sky father. According to some traditions, however, Tangaroa is the husband of …

Sep 22, 2012 · According to Māori creation traditions the god of the sea and progenitor of fish is Tangaroa, the son of Ranginui (the sky father) and Papatūānuku (the earth mother).

In the most well-known version of the Māori creation story, Tangaroa is the son of Papatūānuku, the earth mother, and Ranginui, the sky father. He is one of the 70 children who, when earth and sky …

Te orokohanga Tangaroa – nā Rangi rāua ko Papa Ko Tangaroa tētahi o ngā tamariki e 70 a Papatūānuku rāua ko Ranginui. Nō te wehenga o ō rātou mātua, ka puta ngā tamariki ki te ao.

According to Māori creation traditions the god of the sea and progenitor of fish is Tangaroa, the son of Ranginui (the sky father) and Papatūānuku (the earth mother).

Ngārara are believed to be descended from Punga, a son of Tangaroa, the sea god. All descendants of Punga – including other creatures such as sharks and insects – are said to be repulsive.

Mar 4, 2009 · The sky (Rangi) cohabited with the earth (Papa), who was the wife of the sea (Tangaroa). She was seduced by the sky. They had a child whom they called Tānenui-a-rangi (Tāne, great of the …

Tangaroa arose to separate the two but they were not separated. Haumia-tiketike arose but the result was the same. Tūmatauenga arose and the result was the same. Finally, Tāne-mahuta arose… 1 It …

He first encountered this type of architecture when rescuing his son from Huiteananui, the underwater house of the sea god Tangaroa. The son had been made into a tekoteko (gable figure) as a …

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