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Urotonga

In Polynesian mythology, Urotonga is the, with Hema, the mother of Tawhaki and Kahiri.

Hema was killed by the Ponaturi, and Urotonga and her sons, Tawhaki and Karihi, killed them all but two in revenge. They tricked the Ponaturi into entering a house, and then locked them in, claiming there was still time before the dawn. They then opened the door after the sun was up, the Ponaturi died at the exposure to sunlight. The survivors were Tonga-Hiti and Kanae.


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