Taufulifonua
deity Tongan single tradition · 2
Taufulifonua is the son of Toiukamea and Māʻimoaʻalōngona. He lay on the beach with his sister Havea Lolofonua, and they invented copulation, which led to the birth of Havea Hikuleʻo. When Taufulifonua had become old and close to death, he divided the universe: Tangaloa got the sky to rule, Maui the earth, and Havea Hikuleʻo became the lord of Pulotu.
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When
Relationships
- parent of
- Hikuleʻo, Havea Hikuleʻo, Tangaloa, Tangaloa ʻEiki
- co occurs with
- Fonuʻuta, Fonutahi, Velesiʻi, Velelahi, Tangaloa ʻEitumātupuʻa, Tangaloa Tufunga, Tangaloa ʻAtulongolongo, Tangaloa Tamapoʻuliʻalamafoa, Tagaloa Eitumatupua, Māui, Pil'e, Limu, Kele, Toiukamea, Māʻimoaʻalōngona
- sibling of
- Havea Lolofonua
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Source passages
“Among their children were many sons, the boy Taufulifonua and the girl Havea Lolofonua. One day they lay on the beach, naked, as they were still innocent, with their legs in the sea. The tide rose and the water covered them more and more.”
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“He was Tangaloa ʻEiki (T. lord), and was assigned by his father, Taufulifonua, the realm of the sky to rule.”
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