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Avatea
In Cook Islands mythology, Avatea (also known as Vatea; meaning 'noon' or 'light')〔(Cook Islands Maori Dictionary; p.91 )〕〔(Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary; p. 168 )〕 was a lunar deity and the father of gods and men in Mangaian myth of origin. His eyes were thought to be the sun and the moon;〔Myths and Songs from the South Pacific by William Wyatt Gill; p. 44〕 he was also known as the god of light.〔(Cook Islands Customs by William Wyatt Gill; p. 23 )〕
According to one myth, Vari-Ma-Te-Takere (The primordial mother) created six children from her body. Three were plucked from her right side and three from her left. The first of which was Avatea, the first man, who was perceived as a moon god. As he grew he divided vertically into a hybrid being; the right half was a man and the left half a fish.〔Myth: a handbook by William G. Doty; p. 52-53 〕〔Myths and Songs from the South Pacific by William Wyatt Gill; p. 1-3 〕
In song, the gods are called "children of Vatea". The same shortened phrase is in use at Rarotonga: at Aitutaki and Atiu the full form "Avatea" is used, e.g. ''kia kakā te mata o Avatea Nui'' meaning "when the eye of Great Avatea is open;" in other words "when the sun is in its full glory;" still in contrast with the darkness and gloom of Avaiki, or the Underworld.〔(Myths and Songs from the South Pacific; p. 18 )〕
==See also==
* Atea
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