Marama (mythology)

In the mythology of the Cook Islands, Marama is a male lunar deity, who loved Ina, the goddess of light. They were married and she lives in the sky during the day and rarely sees her husband^{[citation needed]}.

This article relating to a myth or legend from Oceania is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Cook Islands mythology Lunar gods Oceania mythology stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? Direct Democracy Orkneyinga saga Look at other dictionaries: Marama — relates to more than one article: Marama, South Australia is a place in South Australia Marama (mythology) (or malama ) is a widespread Polynesian word for moon or light . It may also be the name of a Cook Island lunar deity Marama bean (Tylosema …   Wikipedia Puna (mythology) — In the mythology of the Tuamotu archipelago, Puna is the king of Hiti marama or of Vavau, depending on the story. [Other sources describe Puna as king of the underworld . See Tahiti tokerau.] In one story, Vahieroa weds Matamata taua or Tahiti… …   Wikipedia Vahieroa (Tuamotu mythology) — In Tuamotu mythology, Vahieroa marries Matamata taua or Tahiti to erau, and on the night of the birth of their son, the great Tuamotuan hero, Rata, the parents go fishing and are snatched away by the demon bird belonging to Puna, king of Hiti… …   Wikipedia Underworld — For other uses, see Underworld (disambiguation). The Underworld is a region which is thought to be under the surface of the earth in some religions and in mythologies.[1] It could be a place where the souls of the recently departed go, and in… …   Wikipedia Lunar deity — Chandra sculpture, British Museum In mythology, a lunar deity is a god or goddess associated with or symbolizing the moon. These deities can have a variety of functions and traditions depending upon the culture, but they are often related to or… …   Wikipedia Kings of Easter Island — The First King = The legendary first king of Easter Island is said to have been Hotu Matu a, who supposedly arrived around 500 to 600 A.D. [ Carlos Mordo, Easter Island (Willowdale, Ontario: Firefly Books Ltd., 2002) Page 14] Legend insists that… …   Wikipedia French Polynesia — Polynésie française (French) Pōrīnetia Farāni (Tahitian) …   Wikipedia Puna — may refer to: * Puna (geography), one of the eight physiographic regions of Peru * Puna (mythology), the king of Hiti marama or of Vavau in the Tuamotu legend of Rata * Puna (wind), a type of wind in the Andes * Puna, Hawaii, a district in the… …   Wikipedia Ina (goddess) — In Polynesian mythology, Ina is a lunar deity (daughter of Kui or Vaitere) who kept an eel in a jar, but it soon grew into the eel god, Tuna, who tried to rape her. The people of Upolo rescued her and sentenced him to death. At his request, she… …   Wikipedia Marae — Taputapuātea, an ancient marae constructed of stone on Ra iātea in the Society Islands, restored in 1994. A marae (in New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian) malaʻe (in Tongan), malae (in Samoan and Hawaiian …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”