Tumu-nui
Mythological Tahitian figure
Tumu-nui is the name of several figures in Tahitan mythology.
In the creation myth of the Society Islands, Ta'aroa creates Tumu-nui and his wife Paparaharaha as foundations for the Earth.[1] Ta'aroa commanded them to approach one another, but they both refused as each had a fixed place in the earth.[2]
This is also the name of the uncle of the hero Rata. He was king of Tahiti. When he was lost at sea, his nephew Rata became king.
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- Taonoui
- Te-uri
- Tumu-nui
- the Maohi people
- Maui
- Rata
- Pahuanui
- Pua Tu Tahi
- Aremata-Popoa and Aremata-Rorua
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