Tahiti-tokerau
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In the Tuamotu
Rata
cycle, Tahiti-tokerau was a water-nymph whom Vahi-vero
marries. She was abducted by Puna
, king of the underworld and rescued by her husband. They then become parents of Rata. and died of cancer
Tuamotus
The Tuamotus or the Tuamotu Archipelago are a chain of islands and atolls in French Polynesia. They form the largest chain of atolls in the world, spanning an area of the Pacific Ocean roughly the size of Western Europe...
Rata
Rata (Tuamotu mythology)
In the Tuamotu islands, the telling of the full cycle of the legend of Rata takes several evenings to tell. The legend of begins with his grandfather Kui, a demigod who marries Puehuehu. Their son Vahi-vero was stolen by two wild ducks that carry him to a distant island where two witches Nua and...
cycle, Tahiti-tokerau was a water-nymph whom Vahi-vero
Vahi-vero
In Tuamotu mythology, Vahi-vero is the son of the demigod Kui and a goblin woman named Rima-roa. Kui plants food trees and vegetables and is also a great fisherman. The goblin woman Rima-roa robs his garden; he lies in wait and seizes her and she bears him the son Vahi-vero. Vahi-vero visits a pool...
marries. She was abducted by Puna
Puna (mythology)
In the Polynesian mythology of the Tuamotu archipelago in the South Pacific, Puna is the king of Hiti-marama or of Vavau, depending on the story....
, king of the underworld and rescued by her husband. They then become parents of Rata. and died of cancer
See also
- Rata (Tuamotu mythology)Rata (Tuamotu mythology)In the Tuamotu islands, the telling of the full cycle of the legend of Rata takes several evenings to tell. The legend of begins with his grandfather Kui, a demigod who marries Puehuehu. Their son Vahi-vero was stolen by two wild ducks that carry him to a distant island where two witches Nua and...
- Rātā (Māori mythology)Rata (Maori mythology)In Māori mythology, accounts vary somewhat as to the ancestry of Rātā. Usually he is a grandson of Tāwhaki and son of Wahieroa. Wahieroa is treacherously killed by Matuku-tangotango, an ogre...
- LakaLakaIn Hawaiian mythology, Laka is the name of a popular hero from Polynesian mythology....
(Hawaiian and other Polynesian mythology)