Atua i Fangarere, the Deity of Fangarere
Tikopian · deity · Tikopian traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Atua i Fangarere, 'the Deity of Fangarere', is the eponymous god of the fourth and most junior of the ranked clans and one of the four divine brothers descended from the primordial pair. In the Tikopian ordering of the heavens he holds the southeastern quarter and is held responsible for the lightning and storms that come from the southeast. He held ritual charge over the breadfruit, the crop said to belong with the clan of Fangarere. Of the four clans, Fangarere was the smallest, and Firth records that by the twentieth century it had at times no chief of its own.
Parentage
Domains
- breadfruit cultivation
- storms from the southeast
Powers
- to raise lightning and storms out of the southeast
- to grant fertility and increase to the breadfruit
Relations
- sibling: Atua i Kafika, the Deity of KafikaOne of the four divine brothers, eponymous gods of the four ranked clans."Tikopia Religion." Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. (secondary)
- sibling: Atua i Tafua, the Deity of TafuaOne of the four divine brothers, eponymous gods of the four ranked clans."Tikopia Religion." Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. (secondary)
- sibling: Atua i Taumako, the Deity of TaumakoOne of the four divine brothers, eponymous gods of the four ranked clans."Tikopia Religion." Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. (secondary)
Sources
- Atua i Fangarere, the Deity of Fangarere, is the eponymous god of the junior clan, one of the four divine brothers, who governs the breadfruit and sends storms from the southeast.: Firth, Raymond. The Work of the Gods in Tikopia. London: London School of Economics, 1940. (secondary); "Tikopia Religion." Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. (secondary)