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Tangaroa With Brother Tane's Eagle

Cook Islands:
In Rarotonga: Tangaroa is the god of the sea and fertility. He is the most important of all the departmental gods. Carved figures made from wood carvings are very popular on the island today.
In Mangaia: Tangaroa is a child of Vatea (daylight) and Papa (foundation) and the younger twin brother of Rongo. Rongo and Tangaroa share food and fish: Tangaroa's share is everything that is red (the red taro, red fish and so on). Tangaroa is said to have yellow hair and when Mangaians first saw Europeans they thought they must be Tangaroa's children.
In Manihiki: Tangaroa is the origin of fire. Maui goes to him to obtain fire for humankind. Advised to reach Tangaroa's abode by taking the common path, he takes the forbidden path of death infuriating Tangaroa who tries to kick him to death. Maui manages to prevent that and insists that Tangaroa give him fire. Maui kills Tangaroa. When his parents are horrified, Maui uses incantations to bring him back to life.
Tangaroa, WikiPedia

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