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Urutengangana is the god of
light in Māori mythology. He is the
firstborn of the
children of the
primordial parents,
Ranginui the Sky
father and Papatūānuku...
- a god of the rainbow, ****ociated with war. Also a
deified ancestor.
Urutengangana, the god of the light. Ārohirohi, the
goddess of
mirages and shimmering...
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Region Polynesia Ethnic group Māori, Paʻumotu
people Genealogy Parents Ranginui and
Papatuinuku Siblings Urutengangana, Tāwhiri, Tangaroa, Kiwa, Tū, Tāne...
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Ethnic group Māori
Genealogy Parents Ranginui and Papatūānuku
Siblings Urutengangana Whiro Tāwhirimātea
Tangaroa Haumia-tiketike Tāne
Mahuta Rūaumoko Rongo-mā-Tāne...
- peace, and of
cultivated plants Haumia-tiketike God of wild food
plants Urutengangana God of the
light Ruaumoko God of Earthquakes,
Volcanoes and Seasons...
- (southern Cook Islands), or Tāne (Ngāti Awa tribe)
Siblings Rehua,
Urutengangana, Haumia, Tāne, Tangaroa, Tāwhirimātea, Tū, Rūaumoko
Consort Te-po-tatango...
- Tāne. Some
traditions may list some of
these children alongside Rehua,
Urutengangana, Aituā, Tiki, Whiro, or Ruaumoko,
among others. Often, a war or skirmish...
