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Nganaoa

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In Cook Islands mythology (Aitutaki), Nganaoa is a hero in the story of Rata's canoe who killed three sea-monsters: a gigantic clam, a huge octopus, a finally a great whale in the stomach of which he found his father, Tairitokerau, and his mother Vāiaroa alive (Gill 1876:147).

References

  • W.W. Gill, Myths and Songs of the South Pacific (Henry S. King: London), 1876.
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