Baabenga
Rennell & Bellona · deity · Rennell & Bellona traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Baabenga is the foremost goddess of the district deities and the sister of Tehu'aingabenga. Belonging to the same benevolent class of gods closest to humankind, she was particularly connected with women, with fertility and childbirth, and with the welfare of the household. Like her brother she was descended from the sky-god couple and received offerings in the lineage cult, where the district deities were addressed for the ordinary goods of life.
Parentage
- parent: Tehainga'atuaMonberg, Torben. Bellona Island Beliefs and Rituals. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1991. (secondary)
- parent: SikingimoemoeMonberg, Torben. Bellona Island Beliefs and Rituals. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1991. (secondary)
Domains
- fertility
- women
- healing
Powers
- watches over women and childbirth
Relations
- parent: Tehainga'atuaMonberg, Torben. Bellona Island Beliefs and Rituals. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1991. (secondary)
- parent: SikingimoemoeMonberg, Torben. Bellona Island Beliefs and Rituals. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1991. (secondary)
- sibling: Tehu'aingabengaElbert, Samuel H., and Torben Monberg. From the Two Canoes. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1965. (secondary)
Sources
- Baabenga was the leading goddess among the district deities, the sister of Tehu'aingabenga, associated with women and fertility.: Monberg, Torben. Bellona Island Beliefs and Rituals. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1991. (secondary); Elbert, Samuel H., and Torben Monberg. From the Two Canoes. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1965. (secondary)