Marama (mythology)
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In the mythology
of the Cook Islands, Marama is a male lunar deity
, who loved Ina, the goddess of light. They were married and she lives in the sky during the day and rarely sees her husband .
Polynesian mythology
Polynesian mythology is the oral traditions of the people of Polynesia, a grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos in the Polynesian triangle together with the scattered cultures known as the Polynesian outliers...
of the Cook Islands, Marama is a male lunar deity
Lunar deity
In mythology, a lunar deity is a god or goddess associated with or symbolizing the moon. These deities can have a variety of functions and traditions depending upon the culture, but they are often related to or an enemy of the solar deity. Even though they may be related, they are distinct from the...
, who loved Ina, the goddess of light. They were married and she lives in the sky during the day and rarely sees her husband .