Although some myths consider this hero to be divine, he was the first of his kind to know death.
This legendary figure is responsible for, among other things, human mortality. Although some myths consider this hero to be divine, he was the first of his kind to know death. In one cultural mythology, he had the ability to transform himself into many different birds, most notably when he descended to the underworld in the shape of a wood pigeon. While there, his father, Makeatutara, incorrectly performs the baptismal ceremony for this hero, which foreshadows his death. This hero's mother, Taranga, threw him into the sea wrapped in her hair, leaving him for dead, but ocean spirits nourish him to health. According to another culture, his parents were Akalana and Hinakawea. That culture, the indigenous of Hawaii, believed that this hero created their islands when he used his fish-hook, the Manaiakalani, to pull up the ocean floor. For ten points, name this hero of Polynesian mythology, who also slowed the sun and brought humanity fire.
This legendary figure is responsible for, among other things, human mortality.
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