Tairagoni
Rotuman · deity · Rotuman traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Tairagoni was a Rotuman sea-god, named in the ethnographic record as the son of the fertility-god Tagaroa. He was personified by the turtle and was held able to render the sea fruitful and safe, so that his marine domain complemented his father's authority over the fertility of the land and people. The turtle through which he manifested was correspondingly treated as a creature of sacred regard.
Parentage
- parent: Tagaroa
Domains
- sea and fishing
- sea turtle
Powers
- to render the sea fruitful and safe for fishing and voyaging
- to be present in and embodied by the turtle
Relations
- subordinate to: TagaroaAs the son of Tagaroa, Tairagoni's sea-domain was understood as derived from and answerable to his father's place among the high gods.Howard, Alan (1991). 'Rotuma.' In Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Vol. II: Oceania, ed. Terence E. Hays. Boston: G. K. Hall. (secondary)
Sources
- Tairagoni, the son of Tagaroa, was a Rotuman sea-deity personified by the turtle who made the sea fruitful and safe.: Howard, Alan (1991). 'Rotuma.' In Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Vol. II: Oceania, ed. Terence E. Hays. Boston: G. K. Hall. (secondary); Gardiner, J. Stanley (1898). 'The Natives of Rotuma.' Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland 27: 457-524. (secondary)