Mangarevan mythology

A wooden carving of Mangarevan deity, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Deity Figure from Mangareva, British Museum

Another Mangareva deity sculpture, Bernice P. Bishop Museum

Mangarevan mythology comprises the legends, historical tales, and sayings of the ancient Mangarevan people. It is considered a variant of a more general Polynesian mythology, developing its own unique character for several centuries before the 1830s. The religion was officially suppressed in the 19th century, and ultimately abandoned by the natives in favor of Roman Catholicism. The Mangarevan term for god was Etua.

Prominent figures and terms in Mangarevan mythology

Tu, principal god
- Atu-motua
- Atu-moana
- Atea-Tangaroa
Maui (Mangarevan mythology), among the principal gods
Tagaroa, among the principal gods
Tangaroa-Hurupapa, probably synonymous with Tagaroa
Oro, among the principal gods
Tairi
Mamaru
Ari
Rogo, rain deity
Toa-miru, goddess of childbirth
Hina, a savage goddess
Raka, god of the winds
Huruamanu and Paparigakura mentioned as kindly gods living at Hapai
Rao and Tupo were gods of turmeric
Toa-hakanorenore, goddess incarnate in an eel
Toa-huehuekaha, goddess appearing in soiled clothing
Rekareka, god of pleasure
Ru-te-ragi, god of the stars
Makuputu, the god of the souls of deceased mortals
Haumea, consort of Tagaroa
Tiki, The first man
Mauike, fire goddess
Poaru, the underworld
Po-porutu and pouaru, the heaven of happiness
Po-garepurepu and po-kine, the heaven of darkness, of fear and dread

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Mangarevan mythology