Māui Tikitiki-a-Taranga

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Māui Tikitiki-a-Taranga is a demigod from New Zealand mythology whose fire myth is almost identical to the Samoan legend of Tiʻitiʻi Atalaga. He is found in other island cultures across Polynesia.

Relationships

syncretized with
Tiʻitiʻi Atalaga
co occurs with
Mafui'e

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“In one such legend, which is almost identical to the New Zealand fire myth of Māui Tikitiki-a-Taranga, he succeeds in bringing fire to the people of Samoa”

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