Te Nao the Wave
Kiribati · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Kiribati personified Wave, a 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
- parent: The First Rock
- parent: Nei Teukez the Primal Mother
Domains
- the sea and waves
Powers
- Embody the surge of the sea-wave
Relations
- sibling: Nei MarenaBrother among the second-generation beings; the personified Wave.Grimble, Tungaru Traditions (ed. Maude, 1989): the children of Na Atibu and Nei Teukez (secondary)
Sources
- existence: 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 (secondary); Grimble, Arthur. Myths from the Gilbert Islands, Folklore 33 (1922); Nareau, en.wikipedia (Te Nao the wave), accessed June 2026 (secondary)