Ru
Ru is the father of Māui. He worked together with Māui to push the sky up high enough for the people of the earth to be able to continue doing daily tasks. Some say if Māui and his father, Ru, had not worked together, the sky would have fallen completely and made the earth uninhabitable for humans.
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“Māui then gave the signal to his father to start pushing the sky up as well, and the strength of father and son together was able to push the sky up high enough for the people of the earth to be able to continue doing daily tasks. Some say if Māui and his father, Ru, had not worked together, the sky would have fallen completely”
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“Taʼaroa then called forth artists who came with their baskets filled with Toʼi, so that they might sculpt Tane, the first god. Then came Ru, Hina, Maui, and hundreds of others.”
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