Tumu-Nui
deity earth Tahitian single tradition · 2
Tumu-Nui is the foundation of all the world, formed by Taʼaroa from pieces of his shell. It is the basis of rocks and sand.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
Relationships
- consort of
- Paparaharaha
- child of
- Ta'aroa
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Source passages
“So he broke the shell into pieces and from them formed the rocks and the sand, and the foundation of all the world, Tumu-Nui.”
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