- In Māori and
Polynesian mythology,
Ikatere, also
spelled Ika-tere, ('fast fish') is a fish god, the
father of all sea creatures,
including mermaids. He...
- of
Ikatere. Punga's
father was Tangaroa, atua of the sea. When Tāwhirimātea made war
against his
brothers for
separating Rangi and Papa,
Ikatere and...
- Papa (sky and earth), the two sons of Punga,
Ikatere and Tū-te-wehiwehi, had to flee for
their lives.
Ikatere fled to the sea, and
became the
ancestor of...
- and the
origin of fire. Haere,
several personifications of the rainbow.
Ikatere, a fish god and
father of all sea creatures. Io
Matua Kore, the supreme...
- of the sea,
flees in panic. Punga, a son of Tangaroa, has two children,
Ikatere father of fish, and Tū-te-wehiwehi (or Tu-te-wanawana) the
ancestor of...
- and Tangaroa, the god of the sea, flees. Two of Tangaroa's descendants,
Ikatere,
father of fish and Tu-te-wehiwehi (or Tu-te-wanawana), the
ancestor of...
-
represent Jesus.
Among the
deities said to take the form of a fish are
Ikatere of the Polynesians, the shark-god Kāmohoaliʻi of Hawaiʻi, and
Matsya of...
-
father of many sea creatures. Tangaroa's son, Punga, has two children,
Ikatere, the
ancestor of fish, and Tū-te-wehiwehi (or Tū-te-wanawana), the ancestor...
-
Kaitangata Husband of
Whaitiri Tangaroa-a-kiukiu Tangaroa-a-roto Rona
Ikatere Ancestor of fish Tū-te-wehiwehi
Ancestor of
reptiles Hine
Raumati Personification...
- who
controls the
amount of fish
close enough for the
fisherman to catch.
Ikatere, a fish god, the
father of all the sea
creatures including mermaids. Kiwa...
