Taonoui
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In Polynesian mythology
(specifically: Society Islands
), Taonoui is the mother by Roua
of Fati
and all the star
s.
Polynesian mythology
Polynesian mythology is the oral traditions of the people of Polynesia, a grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos in the Polynesian triangle together with the scattered cultures known as the Polynesian outliers...
(specifically: Society Islands
Society Islands
The Society Islands are a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. They are politically part of French Polynesia. The archipelago is generally believed to have been named by Captain James Cook in honor of the Royal Society, the sponsor of the first British scientific survey of the islands;...
), Taonoui is the mother by Roua
Roua
In Polynesian mythology , Roua , the sun god, is the father of Fati and all the stars by Taonoui....
of Fati
Fati
In Polynesian mythology , Fati is the god of the moon and a son of Taonoui and Roua....
and all the star
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...
s.