Po
deity underworld Māori single tradition · 3
Po is the child of Marama. Rangi and Papa are descended from Po.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- Historical notes
- Primordial chaos concept documented in 1907 Legends of Hawaii.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Aotūroa, Aotahi, Ata, Whaitua, Haloa, Io, Kāne, Kū, Lono, Kanaloa, Wākea, Hoʻohokukalani, Menehune
- enemy of
- Ao
- child of
- Marama
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“from Io comes Marama and from Marama is Po. Finally, from Po, is Rangi and Papa, Heaven Father and Earth Mother, from which all other gods were descended.”
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“It says that in the beginning, there was nothing but Po; the endless black chaos. Then Kāne, sensing that he was separate from the Po, pulled himself free of Po by an act of sheer will.”
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