Tahiti-tokerau

deity Tuamotu mythology single tradition · 1

Tahiti-tokerau is a beautiful woman who emerges daily from a pool. Vahi-vero seizes her and never lets her go until she pronounces his name. She bears to him the boy Rata, but is taken back by Puna after he kills Vahi-vero.

When

First attested
1970 CE
Attested period
1970 – 1970
Historical notes
Documented in 1970.

Relationships

sibling of
Huarehu
consort of
Vahi-vero
parent of
Rata
enemy of
Puna
co occurs with
Kui, Rima-roa

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Vahi-vero visits a pool from which the beautiful Tahiti-tokerau daily emerges.”

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