Sea is eating into the land, slowly eroding it and hoping that in time the forests
Had deserted him and were sheltering in the forests.
The fish made for the seas with him, the lizards and reptiles hid among rocks and But as Tangaroa fled his many grandchildren were confused, and while Turned his rage on Tangaroa (god of the sea) who sought refuge in the depths The trees of Tane Mahuta until, uprooted, they fell in disarray. Tawhiri (god of wind and storm), who had opposed hisīrothers in the venture, was fearful that Papa would become too beautiful, andįollowed his father to the realm above. Heartbroken, Rangi shed an immense quantity of tears, so much so that the Mahuta who by thrusting with his mighty feet gradually lifted the anguished Rongo (god ofĬultivated food) and Tangaroa (god of the sea) did all they could, and theīelligerent Tumatauenga cut and hacked. Tane's wisdom prevailed, and in turn each of theĬhildren struggled mightily to prise the Sky from the Earth. War) urged that they kill their parents, but Tane Mahuta (god of the forests)Ĭounselled that they separate their father Rangi from their mother Papa and in Their children were vexed that they could not see, and argued among themselvesĪs to how night and day might be made manifest. Together their offspring lived in darkness. (the Sky Father) live with Papa (the Earth Mother), but as the two clung The moon and the sun sprang forth and the heavens were made light. At last, in the void of empty space, a glow appeared, In the beginning there was only the darkness, Te Ponui, Te Poroa (the Great Of their purpose for fear that the prey might hear and make good its escape. Before felling a tree (so slaying a child of Tane Mahuta, god of theįorest) they would placate the spirits. Was for this reason that the ancient Maori identified themselves so closely with In Polynesian mythology, people, the elements and every aspect of nature areĭescended from the one primal pair, the Sky Father and the Earth Mother.
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