Ngaru is a mythological hero from Avaiki ( Hawaiki) in the mythology of Mangaia in the Cook Islands. Ngaru's mother was Vaiare and his grandfather the great lizard Moko. His wife was the beautiful Tongatea. [1] To prove his prowess, he battles Tikokura and the shark Tumuitearetoka, who he outwits with the aid of Moko. [2] he later descends to the underworld and returns to the land of the living where he subsequently defeats the sky fairies and Amai-te-rangi, a sky demon. [3]
References
- ^ William Wyatt Gill (1876). Myths and Songs from the South Pacific. London: H. S. King & Company. p. 225-237.
- ^ Michael P. J. Reilly (2015). "NGARU: A CULTURE HERO OF MANGAIA" (PDF). Journal of the Polynesian Society. 124 (2): 150-153. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ R.D. Craig (1989). Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 184.
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Ngaru is a mythological hero from Avaiki ( Hawaiki) in the mythology of Mangaia in the Cook Islands. Ngaru's mother was Vaiare and his grandfather the great lizard Moko. His wife was the beautiful Tongatea. [1] To prove his prowess, he battles Tikokura and the shark Tumuitearetoka, who he outwits with the aid of Moko. [2] he later descends to the underworld and returns to the land of the living where he subsequently defeats the sky fairies and Amai-te-rangi, a sky demon. [3]
References
- ^ William Wyatt Gill (1876). Myths and Songs from the South Pacific. London: H. S. King & Company. p. 225-237.
- ^ Michael P. J. Reilly (2015). "NGARU: A CULTURE HERO OF MANGAIA" (PDF). Journal of the Polynesian Society. 124 (2): 150-153. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ R.D. Craig (1989). Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 184.
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