Tangaroa

Role: God of the Oceans · First appears: Chapter II · The Creation of Hawaiki

In Chapter II · The Creation of Hawaiki, while the world was still dwelling in Te-po-nui, Tangaroa had taken Papa-tu-a-nuku to wife, and their sons included Tinirau. Tangaroa then fell upon Rangi and wounded him terribly, leaving him unable to stand.

In Chapter VIII · Maui--The Creation of New Zealand · Part 2, Tangaroa’s waves rolled and rocked Maui to sleep, fashioned him, and gave him strength, the power and wisdom of the sea, and its witchcraft.

Relationship record

Life events

• Before this, while the world was still dwelling in Te-po-nui, Tangaroa had taken Papa-tu-a-nuku to wife, and their sons were Tinirau.(Chapter II · The Creation of Hawaiki)
  • With: Papa-tu-a-nuku Tinirau
  • “then was it Tangaroa, the God of the Oceans, who had taken Papa-tu-a-nuku to wife, and their sons were Tinirau, The Many Hundreds”
• Tangaroa fell upon and terribly wounded Rangi.(Chapter II · The Creation of Hawaiki)
  • With: Rangi
  • “Full of rage, Tangaroa fell upon Rangi, and wounded him terribly, so that he could not stand and fell upon Papa, and never could lift himself any more.”
• Tangaroa’s waves nurtured Maui and gave him strength, wisdom, and power.(Chapter VIII · Maui--The Creation of New Zealand · Part 2)
  • With: Maui
  • “Tangaroa, the god of the oceans! His are the waves, and they rolled and rocked the child to sleep, and they fashioned him and gave him strength; and they took possession of him and gave him the power of the sea and the wisdom of the sea--their great incantations which unite heaven and earth; and they gave him the terrible witchcraft of the sea.”

Chapter II · The Creation of Hawaiki

• married with Papa-tu-a-nuku “then was it Tangaroa, the God of the Oceans, who had taken Papa-tu-a-nuku to wife”
• child: Tinirau “and their sons were Tinirau, The Many Hundreds”
• enemies with Rangi “Full of rage, Tangaroa fell upon Rangi, and wounded him terribly, so that he could not stand and fell upon Papa, and never could lift himself any more, and no space and no light could come to his sons from this time.”

Chapter VIII · Maui--The Creation of New Zealand · Part 2

• recipient: Maui “Tangaroa, the god of the oceans! His are the waves, and they rolled and rocked the child to sleep, and they fashioned him and gave him strength; and they took possession of him and gave him the power of the sea and the wisdom of the sea--their great incantations which unite heaven and earth; and they gave him the terrible witchcraft of the sea.”

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Extracted from the original text of Te Tohunga. Made with Rho MD.