Paparaharaha
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Paparaharaha is a figure in the creation myth of the Society Islands. She was created by Ta'aroa as the wife of Tumu-nui to serve as a foundation for the Earth. She refused Ta'aroa's command to approach her husband because she had a fixed place in the earth.
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“Ta'aroa creates Tumu-nui and his wife Paparaharaha as foundations for the Earth. Ta'aroa commanded them to approach one another, but they both refused as each had a fixed place”
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