Names and Epithets
Ranginui: Sky Father
- Rangi (Sky)
- Raki (Sky) in the South Island
- Ranginui (Great Sky)
- Rangi-pÅtiki (Rangi the lastborn): possibly another name of Rangi, or a closely allied deity
Papatuanuku: Earth Mother
- Papa (Earth)
- Papatuanuku (Earth spread out)
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