This deity's mother Taranga visited the underworld and presented him to his father Makea-Tutara, who was chief there.
This deity's mother Taranga visited the underworld and presented him to his father Makea-Tutara, who was chief there. Usually associated with the hawk with brown feathers, he was an outstanding fisherman, and he once caught a large house on the ocean floor, which he pulled up to become New Zealand. He also lassoed the sun when Taranga complained that it moved too quickly across the sky. For 10 points, name this Polynesian deity, who gives his name to one of the Hawaiian islands.
This deity's mother Taranga visited the underworld and presented him to his father Makea-Tutara, who was chief there.
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