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Taʻaroa

deity Tahitian single tradition · 2

Taʻaroa was originally the god of the sea and fishing. On the island of Raiatea the priests elevated him from the role of sea god to the god responsible for creating the world. The cult of Taʻaroa also spread to the Cook Islands, the Tuamotu Archipelago and Mangareva.

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

Relationships

co occurs with
Roʻo, Tāne, Tū, Kanaloa, Tangaroa, Tagaloa, Te Wheke-a-Muturangi, Tangaloa
parent of
ʻOro
consort of
Hina tu a uta

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Sources

wikipedia (2)
  1. ʻOro
  2. Kanaloa

Source passages

“Four main gods were venerated on the Society Islands: Taʻaroa, originally the god of the sea and fishing, Tane, god of the forest and handicrafts, Tu, the old god of war and Roʻo, god of agricultural products and the weather.”

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“Taʻaroa Tahitian mythology”

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