Ruaumoko

In Māori mythology, Ruaumoko is the youngest of around 70 sons of the divine parents Rangi and Papa , Heavenly Father and Mother Earth. He is not yet born and therefore still in the body of mother earth. His child's movements cause earthquakes .

See also

• Family tree of the Māori deities

literature

• BG Biggs: Maori Myths and Traditions. In: AH McLintock (Ed.): Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Volume 2: H-P. Owen, Wellington 1966, pp. 447-454.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Biggs 1966