In the Tahitian story of
Rata 'Aremata-Popoto ("tidal wave") and 'Aremata-Roroa ("long wave") are two ocean-dwelling monsters that Rata must overcome.
See also
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Rātā (Māori mythology)
In Māori mythology, accounts vary somewhat as to the ancestry of Rātā. Usually he is a grandson of Tāwhaki and son of Wahieroa. Wahieroa is treacherously killed by Matuku-tangotango, an ogre. Rātā sets out to avenge the murder, travelling t ...
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Laka for the Hawaiian equivalent
References
*R.D. Craig, ''Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology'' (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989), 13-14;
*T. Henry, ''Ancient Tahiti'' (Bernice P. Bishop Museum: Honolulu, 1928), 470–495.
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Tahiti and Society Islands mythology