Roua

Roua

Ancientfolk-consensusPolynesian (Tahiti and Society Islands)TuamotusSociety IslandsTahiti
Origin

Roua is attested in a single concise mythological summary from the Tahiti and Society Islands corpus as a creator figure associated with the Tuamotus. In that attestation Roua is named the father, by Taonoui, of Fati (the god of the Moon) and "all the stars." Beyond this brief genealogical statement, no fuller cosmogonic narrative, sequence of actions, or mythic episodes involving Roua are recorded in the consulted sources.

Appearance

No physical description, iconography, or anthropomorphic attributes for Roua are provided in the available source material. The consulted attestation supplies only genealogical information and does not describe color, dress, symbolic items, or visual portrayals of Roua.

Abilities

The sole documented functional attribute of Roua in the available material is creative/procreative: Roua is described as the creator god of the Tuamotus and as parent of the moon god Fati and the stars (by Taonoui). No other powers, interactions with humans, moral character, or specific deeds are attested in the single source consulted.

Weaknesses & Wards

Weaknesses

  • other
    No weaknesses or wards are recorded in the consulted sources

Wards

  • other
    No protective wards or rituals connected to Roua are recorded in the consulted sources

Community Record

Sources
  1. [1]
    Roua. Wikipedia, entry 'Roua'.wiki
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