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

created by
Ta'aroa, Taʼaroa
consort of
Paparaharaha
child of
Ta'aroa
co occurs with
Hina, Tāne, Māui, Ru

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

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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