In
Polynesian mythology, Kohara is the
goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In many known cultures, goddesses are often linked with literal or metaphorical pregnancy or imagined feminine roles associated with how women and girls are perceived or expected to behave. This includes themes of s ...
of
tuna and is considered the "mother of all tuna fish". The word also means "to throw a flash of lightning, as a deity". In
Māori mythology
Māori mythology and Māori traditions are two major categories into which the remote oral history of New Zealand's Māori may be divided. Māori myths concern fantastic tales relating to the origins of what was the observable world for the pr ...
, lightning begat tuna. In that sense, Kohara can be considered the "ancestor of tuna".
See also
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List of Māori deities
References
Māori goddesses
Fish deities
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