ʻIlaheva Vaʻepopua
In the mythology of Tonga, ʻIlaheva Vaʻepopua was a mortal woman who became the wife of Tangaloa and mother of ʻAhoʻeitu, the first divine king of the Tuʻi Tonga dynasty in Tonga. She lived near Vaʻepopua in Tongatapu. According to tradition, she met the god Tangaloa ʻEitumātupuʻa, who descended from the heavens.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 900 CE
- Attested period
- 1924 – 1924
- Historical notes
- Mother of the first divine king of the Tuʻi Tonga dynasty.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- ʻAhoʻeitu, ʻEitumātupuʻa
- consort of
- Tangaloa, Tangaloa ʻEitumātupuʻa
- parent of
- ʻAhoʻeitu
- child of
- Seketoʻa
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“In the mythology of Tonga, ʻIlaheva Vaʻepopua (ʻIlaheva, living at Vaʻepopua) was a mortal woman, the daughter of Seketoʻa. Seketo'a was either a chief of Tongatapu, or perhaps a god from Niuatoputapu, depending on the source. All accounts, however, agree that 'Ilaheva became the wife of Tangaloa and mother of ʻAhoʻeitu”
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“ʻAhoʻeitu is a son of the god ʻEitumātupuʻa and a mortal woman, ʻIlaheva Vaʻepopua.”
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