Maker of the World
Ni Vanuatu · deity · primordial · deity
Cognate with Polynesian Tangaroa but a distinct Melanesian creator-trickster; recorded directly by Codrington (1891) and in later Vanuatu kastom collections. Treated as a deity (creator). Brother variously Suqe-matua / Mwerambuto / Meragbuto.
Domains
- creation
- custom and order
Powers
- shapes the islands, plants, animals and people aright
- Shape the islands, plants, animals and people aright
Epithets
- Tagaro
Relations
- sibling: The Foolish Brother
- rival: The Foolish Brother