Tonga-nui

A marine deity, the grandson of Tangaroa. In the house of Tonga-nui, located at the bottom of the sea, the fish-hook of Māui caught and held when he pulled up the dry land from the abyss.

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References

Sources

  • Grey, Sir George. (1855). Polynesian Mythology. Auckland: Brett, p. 26.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 532.