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Oceanian Gods and Deities

Meet the deities of the Pacific — creators, sea guardians, and ancestral spirits who bring life to the islands. Their stories connect sky, ocean, and earth in a harmony born of nature’s rhythm.
Parchment-style artwork of Tangaroa with fish and waves, Polynesian ocean deity scene.

Tangaroa: Ocean God of the Polynesian Islands

Tangaroa, also called Tagaloa or Tangaloa in various Polynesian languages, is the supreme deity of the ocean, its creatures, and its boundless mysteries. In Māori cosmogony, he is one of the children of Ranginui (Sky) and Papatūānuku (Earth), born into the cosmic struggle of the first gods. His domain stretches across the waters, governing fish, sea mammals, tides, and storms.
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