Tairi

Tairi

In the mythology of Mangareva (French Polynesia), Tairi (Ta'iri) is the god of thunder.

References

*R.D. Craig, "Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology" (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989), 253;
*A.C. Caillot, "Mythes, légendes et traditions des Polynésiens" (E. Laroux: Paris, 1914), 154.


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