Rongo
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In Māori mythology, Rongo or Rongo-mā-Tāne is a major god of cultivated plants, especially kūmara, a vital crop. Other crops cultivated by Māori in traditional times included taro, yams, cordyline, an
Image from page 290 of "History and traditions of the Maoris of the west coast, North Island of New Zealand prior to 1840"
Taputini, a pre-European cultivar kūmara
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Tangaroa
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Tangaroa is the great atua of the sea, lakes, rivers, and creatures that live within them, especially fish, in Māori mythology. As Tangaroa-whakamau-tai, he exercises control over the tides. He is som
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…Tiki Room, in which Rongo is voiced by Ernest Tavares. In the creation story of the tribes of the Arawa canoe, Rongo, with his brothers Tū, Tāne, Tangaroa, and Haumia-tiketike, agreed that the primordial parents Rangi and Papa needed to be separated to allow daylight into the world. A sixth brother…
A carving on a Māori war canoe. As Tangaroa was the god (atua) of the sea, it was important to offer him before setting out for travel or fishing.