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Kōrero: Ranginui – the sky

‘Papa and Wakea’

‘Papa and Wakea’

Kei ngā kōrero o Hawaii, ka moe a Wakea i a Papa. Whai muri ka auahatia anōtia e Wakea a Papa kia puta ko Papahanaumoku, ko tōna ritenga ko Papatūānuku. Ko Solomon Enos, tangata whenua o Hawaii te tohunga tā.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

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by Solomon Enos

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Rāwiri Taonui, Ranginui – the sky – Polynesian myths, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/5176/papa-and-wakea (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Rāwiri Taonui, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.

Comments

Tay Perry
21 November 2023
Polynesian Creation Mythology exists from Easter Island (Rapa Nui) to Hawaii to New Zealand (Aotearoa). The deities are the same and the names vary according to location