Papaaunuku
Mangaian · mortal · mythic · Recorded classification
Papaaunuku is Tane’s son and priest in Gill’s account. He becomes the first priest possessed by Motoro; his descendants continue that priesthood.
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- Papaaunuku is Tane’s son and priest in Gill’s account. He becomes the first priest possessed by Motoro; his descendants continue that priesthood.: William Wyatt Gill, Myths and Songs from the South Pacific (1876), pp. 18–19, 27 (primary)