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'''Manana Take''' was a [[goddess]] in the [[Rapa Nui mythology]], the original [[religion]] on [[Easter island]]. She was the consort of [[Era Nuku]], the god of the feathers and farming.

'''Manana Take''' was a [[goddess]] in the [[Rapa Nui mythology]], the original [[religion]] on [[Easter Island]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Te Pito Te Henua, Or Easter Island|author=Thomson, W.J.|publisher=Government Printing Office|isbn=9781605069531|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8gKvwnWvwjsC&pg=PT1|accessdate=2015-11-09}}</ref> She was the consort of [[Era Nuku]], the god of the feathers and farming.


Manana Take lived in [[sky]]. The Manana once visited earth in the shape of a fish, which was given to the [[king]] because of its size and [[beauty]]. Recognising the divinity in the fish, all monarchs were thereafter forbidden to swim in the [[sea]].
Manana Take lived in [[sky]]. The Manana once visited earth in the shape of a fish, which was given to the [[king]] because of its size and [[beauty]]. Recognising the divinity in the fish, all monarchs were thereafter forbidden to swim in the [[sea]].


== References ==
== References ==
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*{{cite book|title=Te Pito Te Henua, Or Easter Island|author=Thomson, W.J.|publisher=Government Printing Office|isbn=9781605069531|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8gKvwnWvwjsC&pg=PT1|accessdate=2015-11-09}}
*{{cite book|title=Te Pito Te Henua, Or Easter Island|author=Thomson, W.J.|publisher=Government Printing Office|isbn=9781605069531|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8gKvwnWvwjsC&pg=PT1|accessdate=2015-11-09}}


[[Category:Rapa Nui goddesses]]
[[Category:Rapa Nui goddesses]]

Latest revision as of 01:01, 2 November 2024

Manana Take was a goddess in the Rapa Nui mythology, the original religion on Easter Island.[1] She was the consort of Era Nuku, the god of the feathers and farming.

Manana Take lived in sky. The Manana once visited earth in the shape of a fish, which was given to the king because of its size and beauty. Recognising the divinity in the fish, all monarchs were thereafter forbidden to swim in the sea.

References

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  1. ^ Thomson, W.J. Te Pito Te Henua, Or Easter Island. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9781605069531. Retrieved 2015-11-09.