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Māori whale design

Māori whale design by Brasova Hanna

Rongomai or Rongo-Mai is a whale god in Māori mythology. The name Rongo-Mai literally translates to 'water food'. This same deity was also the god of comets.[1]

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  1. url=http://islandheritage.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/RNJ_12_3_Cressey.pdf |author=Jason Cressey |title=Making a Splash in the Pacific: Dolphin and Whale Myths and Legends of Oceania |journal=Rapa Nui Journal |volume=12 |issue=3 |year=1998 |pages=75-84 |access-date=2016-09-20 |archive-date=20 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120050556/http://islandheritage.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/RNJ_12_3_Cressey.pdf
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