Te-manava-roa (buried giant)
Mangaian · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
The god Te-manava-roa lies face down at Rangimotia; his body accounts for Mangaia’s hills and districts. Gill explicitly distinguishes him from the stationary foundation spirit.
Names and tradition associations
- Te-manava-roa (cosmic foundation) W. W. Gill, Myths and Songs from the South Pacific (1876), pp. 128–129 (primary)
Relations
- distinct same name: Te-manava-roa (cosmic foundation)W. W. Gill, Myths and Songs from the South Pacific (1876), pp. 128–129 (primary)
Sources
- The god Te-manava-roa lies face down at Rangimotia; his body accounts for Mangaia’s hills and districts. Gill explicitly distinguishes him from the stationary foundation spirit.: W. W. Gill, Myths and Songs from the South Pacific (1876), pp. 128–129 (primary)