Rongo: God of Agriculture and Peace (Māori Mythology)
Rongo, sometimes called Rongo-mā-Tāne in extended genealogies, is the Māori atua (god) of cultivated crops, horticultural knowledge, and peaceful prosperity. He presides over kūmara (sweet potato), the most sacred of Māori staple foods, and is honored as the divine teacher who showed humanity how to plant, tend, and harvest crops with ritual care. While many of his brothers embody conflict,
