Kohara
deity water Polynesian single tradition · 1
Kohara is the goddess of tuna in Polynesian mythology and is considered the "mother of all tuna fish". The word also means "to throw a flash of lightning, as a deity". In Māori mythology, she can be considered the "ancestor of tuna" because lightning begat tuna.
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“Kohara is the goddess of tuna and is considered the "mother of all tuna fish". The word also means "to throw a flash of lightning, as a deity". In Māori mythology, lightning begat tuna.”
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