Tangaroa
Maori sea and water body god / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tangaroa (Takaroa in the South Island) is the great atua of the sea, lakes, rivers, and creatures that live within them, especially fish, in Māori mythology. As Tangaroa-whakamau-tai he exercises control over the tides. He is sometimes depicted as a whale.[1]
For other uses, see Tangaroa (disambiguation).
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Tangaroa | |
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Other names | Tangaroa-whakamau-tai, Takaroa |
Gender | Male |
Region | Polynesia |
Ethnic group | Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Moriori |
Personal information | |
Parents | Ranginui and Papatūānuku Kāi Tahu: Temoretu |
Siblings | Haumia-tiketike, Whiro, Rongo-mā-Tāne, Tāne Mahuta, Tāwhirimātea, Tūmatauenga, Rūaumoko |
Consorts | Te Anu-matao Kāi Tahu: Papatūānuku |
Offspring | Punga, Tinirau, and 9 daughters |
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In some of the Cook Islands he has similar roles, though in Manihiki he is the fire deity that Māui steals from, which in Māori mythology is instead Mahuika, a goddess of fire.