Papa (third wife of Rangi-potiki)
Māori · deity · mythic prehistoric · Recorded classification
In the account summarized by Tregear, Papa is Rangi-potiki’s third wife and Tangaroa’s lover, distinct in that account from the second wife Papatūānuku.
Relations
- spouse: Rangi-potikiTregear distinguishes Papa as the third wife.Edward Tregear, Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (1891), pp. 463–464, Tangaroa entry (secondary)
- lover: TangaroaThe third-wife account reports this liaison and the ensuing fight with Rangi-potiki.Edward Tregear, Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (1891), pp. 463–464, Tangaroa entry (secondary)
Sources
- In the account summarized by Tregear, Papa is Rangi-potiki’s third wife and Tangaroa’s lover, distinct in that account from the second wife Papatūānuku.: Edward Tregear, Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (1891), pp. 463–464, Tangaroa entry (secondary)