- Ika-Roa
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In Māori mythology, Ikaroa is the long fish that gave birth to all the stars in the Milky Way or the Mother Goddess of the all the stars - ornaments of the Sky God. Ika-Roa is also an alternative name for the Milky Way. Ika-roa was also called Mangōroa (long shark) or Mangōroa i ata (long shark in the early dawn).
References
- E. Shortland, Maori Religion and Mythology (Longmans: London), 1882.
- E.R. Tregear, Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Quay), 1891.
Categories:- Māori mythology
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