Tangaloa - Tangaloa (English spelling)

Japanese: タンガロア - たんがろあ(英語表記)Tangaloa
Tangaloa - Tangaloa (English spelling)
Along with Tānetūrongo, Tangaroa is a god who holds an important position in myths and religious ceremonies throughout Polynesia. He is the most important god in central and western Polynesia, and in Tahiti and Samoa, Tangaroa is said to be the creator god living alone in infinite space, who created the heavens, the earth, humans, etc. In other regions, Tangaroa holds an important position among the gods, but is never spoken of as a creator god. In Hawaii, Tangaroa is the god of evil and misfortune, and appears as a giant octopus. In New Zealand, Tangaroa is one of the sons of heaven and earth, and sea creatures and lizards are the sons of Tangaroa.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ポリネシア各地でタネトゥロンゴと並び,神話や宗教儀礼上で重要な位置を占める神。中部・西部ポリネシアでは最も重要な神であり,タヒチやサモアでは無限の空間にただ一人住む創造神タンガロアが天,地,人間等を造ったと語られる。その他の地域では神々の中に重要な地位を占めるが,創造神として語られることはない。ハワイでは悪,不幸の神で,大ダコとしてあらわれる。ニュージーランドでは天と地の息子たちの一人で,海の生物やトカゲはタンガロアの息子である。

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