Nei Marena

Kiribati second-generation being, named in the creation-genealogy prose of the existing Riiki entry. Classed deity. parentIds set to Na Atibu and the newly-authored Nei Teukez.

Parentage

• The First Rock
• Nei Teukez the Primal Mother

Domains

• foundation of the world

Relations

• sibling: Te Ikawai the Eldest
• sibling: Te Nao the Wave

Sources

• Grimble, Arthur. Tungaru Traditions (ed. H. E. Maude, 1989): Na Atibu and Nei Teukez beget Te Ikawai, Nei Marena, Te Nao, Na Kika and Riiki
• Grimble, Arthur. Myths from the Gilbert Islands, Folklore 33 (1922); Nareau, en.wikipedia, accessed June 2026