Ao-pakarea

A storm god — of clouds of thunderstorms. He and his siblings were brought forth by Tāwhiri-mā-tea to punish his brothers, who had rent apart their parents, Rangi and Papa.

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References

Sources

  • Andersen, Johannes C. (1928). Myths and Legends of the Polynesians. London: George G. Harrap, p. 369.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 15.