28 Questions
Who were the two gods that appeared in the emptiness?
Ranginui and Papatūānuku
Name three of the six children of Ranginui and Papatūānuku.
Tane, Tangoroa, Tu
What did the children see when Papatūānuku raised her arm?
Sunshine
Which sibling disagreed with Tane's plan to separate their parents?
Tawhiri
What did Tu, the god of war, decide was the only way to pull his parents apart?
To cut off the arms of Ranginui
What did Ranginui and Papatūānuku embrace so closely that there was no space between them?
The earth and sky
What did Tane want to do in order to allow the light to come through?
Separate his parents
Why could the children only crawl about or lay on their sides?
Because there was no room for them to move about
Who was very close to his father, the sky god, and disagreed with the plan to separate their parents?
Tawhiri
What did the children want when they saw the glimpse of sunshine?
More sunlight
What were the names of the two Maori gods who appeared in the emptiness at the beginning?
Ranginui and Papatūānuku
Which god wanted to separate his parents to allow more light to come through?
Tane
Who was the god of war among the children of Ranginui and Papatūānuku?
Tu
Which god disagreed with Tane's plan to separate their parents?
Tawhiri
What did the children see when Papatūānuku raised her arm?
A glimpse of sunshine
Why could the children only crawl about or lay on their sides?
Because there was no space between the earth and the sky due to the embrace of Ranginui and Papatūānuku
Who was the god of weather among the children of Ranginui and Papatūānuku?
Tawhiri
What did Tu, the god of war, decide was the only way to pull his parents apart?
To cut off the arms of Ranginui
What did Ranginui and Papatūānuku embrace so closely that there was no space between them?
The earth and sky
Who were the parents of Tane, Tangoroa, Tu, Rongo, Haumia, and Tawhiri?
Ranginui and Papatūānuku
What did Tane want to do in order to allow the light to come through?
Convince his parents to separate and allow sunlight to pass through
Who was the only sibling who disagreed with Tane's plan to separate their parents?
Tawhiri
Why could the children only crawl about or lay on their sides?
Due to the lack of space between the earth and the sky caused by their parents' embrace
Who were Ranginui and Papatūānuku embracing so closely that there was no space between them?
Each other
What was the only way Tu, the god of war, decided to pull his parents apart?
To cut off the arms of Ranginui
What did the children see when Papatūānuku raised her arm?
A glimpse of sunshine
How did Ranginui and Papatūānuku's close embrace affect their children?
It restricted their children's movements and activities
What did Tawhiri, god of weather, disagree with?
The idea of separating their parents
Explore the Maori myth of creation, where the sky father and earth mother embraced in the emptiness, giving birth to six children who became gods of different realms. Test your knowledge of this ancient myth.
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