Rehua

Also known as: the God of Food · Role: ancestor and ariki · First appears: Chapter II · The Creation of Hawaiki

In Chapter II · The Creation of Hawaiki, Rangi made Papa-tu-a-nuku his wife, and their first son was Rehua. In Chapter V · The Chant of Rangi-nui, Rehua stamped on the bottom of the third heaven, breaking it and sending its waters down upon the earth as a Deluge. There, he was the God of Food and ariki over the gods, and won many victories over Maru: spirits of slain heroes who were heading to Maru’s heavens to become stars instead followed Rehua.

Relationship record

Life events

• Rangi made Papa-tu-a-nuku his wife, and their first son was Rehua.(Chapter II · The Creation of Hawaiki)
  • With: Rangi Papa-tu-a-nuku
  • “Ah, she was of great beauty, and Rangi made her his wife that together they might create Hawaiki, and their first son was Rehua.”
• Rehua stamped upon the bottom of the heaven, breaking it and causing a Deluge.(Chapter V · The Chant of Rangi-nui · 📍 the third heaven)
  • “Rehua once, in terrible wrath, stamped upon the bottom of this heaven so that it broke, and all the waters rushed down upon the earth as a Deluge.”
• Rehua won many victories over Maru as spirits of slain heroes followed Rehua instead of becoming stars.(Chapter V · The Chant of Rangi-nui · 📍 the heavens of Maru)
  • With: Maru
  • “many were his victories over Maru, the God of War, for many were the spirits of the slain heroes who were wandering up to the heavens of Maru, there to become stars, and who changed their mind and followed the call of the god Rehua, for Rehua is the God of Food.”

Chapter II · The Creation of Hawaiki

• parent: Rangi “and their first son was Rehua.”
• parent: Papa-tu-a-nuku “and their first son was Rehua.”

Chapter V · The Chant of Rangi-nui

• enemies with Maru “Rehua is the god of food; therefore is he the ariki over the gods, and many were his victories over Maru, the God of War, for many were the spirits of the slain heroes who were wandering up to the heavens of Maru, there to become stars, and who changed their mind and followed the call of the god Rehua, for Rehua is the God of Food.”

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