Prominent Figures and Terms
- Avaiki, the land of the gods and ancestors.
- Avatea, the first man, a sky and moon god.
- Auparu, a stream, bathing place for nature spirits.
- Ina, the lover of the moon god Marama.
- Marama, the god of the Moon.
- Nganaoa, a myth hero from Aitutaki.
- Papa, the goddess of the Earth
- Rongo, the god of vegetation.
- Tangaroa, the god of the sea.
- Vaitakere, the father of Ina, father-in-law of Tangaroa.
- Varima te takere, the primordial mother goddess.
- Vatea, similar to Avatea, a god of Mangaia.
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