Tangaroa

别名

Takaroa

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    The god of the sea in Polynesian mythology, variously either the supreme deity or of status equal to Tane, and sometimes (e.g. in Samoan and Tongan traditions) revered as the creator god.

    2021, J. G. Cheock, Austronesian Myth or History?, J. G. Cheock, page 9, Myths from Austronesian Oceania tell of Tangaroa - God of the Oceans, progenitor of life, and guardian of boats. It was he who sent out the bird named Tuli over the waters, only to return with the report that there was no land. So Tangaroa threw down stones to make the islands. Tangaroa is one of the oldest Polynesian gods, "known as Tagaloalagi in Samoa, Takaroa in Hawai'i, Tanaoa in Marquesas, Ta'aroa in Tahiti, and Tangaroa in Rarotonga..."16

  2. 2.

    The god of the sea, lakes and rivers, and of the creatures, especially fish, that live in them.