1) Cook Islands mythology 2) Legendary progenitor
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In mythology of Mangaia and the southern Cook Islands, Vatea is the father of gods and men. His mother is Varima-te-takere, who lives deep in Avaiki, the underworld. She plucks off a piece from her right side and it becomes Vatea or Avatea. In Mangaian myth, a beautiful woman visits Vatea in his dreams, and he is certain that she ascends from the ...
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