A. Sutherland- AncientPages.com – The Maori folks have a wealthy custom of storytelling, which they use to move down legends and tales from one era to the following.
These tales usually function legendary creatures, celestial our bodies, parts of nature, themes of battle, and the pantheon of Maori gods.
Amongst these deities is Tāne Mahuta, the god related to bushes and forests. Whereas Tāne is acknowledged as a Polynesian deity, he holds vital significance in Maori mythology particularly.
He’s one in all seventy youngsters of the primary dad and mom – Rangi (god of the sky) and Papa (Papatuanuku, goddess of the Earth). Maori Legends inform us that Rangi and Papa embraced one another on a regular basis, defending their youngsters of their arms.
Tane Mahuta, the oldest of siblings, uninterested in dwelling in complete darkness between his mighty sky father and earth mom, determined to assist them and push their dad and mom aside to create the world of sunshine (Te Ao Marama) we stay in immediately.
Requested by Io, the Supreme Being, Tane travels via the twelve heavens to retrieve the data that can information human existence on Earth.
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