Tango (mythology)

In Cook Islands mythology, Tango (Support) was the third child of the primordial mother goddess, Varima-te-takere. He was assigned to live at Enua-kura (The land of red parrot feathers).[1] According to Mamae, Gill's informant, Tango was the progenitor of a skilled fishing family. That the six grandsons of Tango were good workers is shown in the native text. The enclosure (akeke) for fish mentioned in a chant has not been retained in the local culture of the people.[2]

References

  1. ↑ William Wyatt Gill (1876). Myths and Songs from the South Pacific. London: Henry S. King & Co. p. 5.
  2. ↑ Te Rangi Hiroa (1934). Mangaian Society: Children of Vari. Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Bulletin 122. p. 12.