Vatea
Mangaian · deity · primordial · deity
Sky/light father of Mangaia (Gill 1876). Right half man, left half fish. By Papa the father of Rongo and Tangaroa and of Tane, Tangiia and Tonga-iti.
Parentage
Children
Domains
- noon and daylight
- sky and light
- fatherhood of the gods
Powers
- exist as a being half man and half fish
- embody and bring the light of noon-day
Relations
- spouse: Papa
- sibling: Tinirau
- father of: Tangaroa
- father of: Rongo
- father of: Tane
- father of: Tangiia
- father of: Tonga-iti
- equated with: Atea
- equated with: Atea
- sibling: Raka
- sibling: Tango
- sibling: Tu-metua
- sibling: Tumu-te-ana-oa