Limu
deity Tongan single tradition · 2
Limu is a god who, according to some sources, is the ancestor of Hikuleʻo. Pil'e is named as the ancestor in other sources. Limu and the goddess Kele came from Pulotu and created the mythical land of Tongamamaʻo for their children to dwell in.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Toiukamea, Māʻimoaʻalōngona, Taufulifonua, Havea Lolofonua, Fonuʻuta, Fonutahi, Tangaloa, Velesiʻi, Velelahi, Kele, Māui, Hikuleʻo, Pil'e
- consort of
- Kele
- parent of
- Touiafutuna
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Hikuleʻo's ancestors were, according to one source, the god Pil'e (Limu according to others) and the goddess Kele, who came from Pulotu and created the mythical land of Tongamamaʻo for their children to dwell in.”
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“In the Polynesian mythology of Tonga, Limu is the primeval Tongan god of creation, whose union with the goddess Kele produced the goddess Touiafutuna, from whom all creation descends.”
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