Hence the proverb: Nga tokorua a Tongotongo (The two children of Tongotongo), for the Sun and Moon—S. Haronga was the son of Rangi-potiki, one of the props of heaven, and Hine-ahu-papa.
Another tradition says that Ra was the son of Rangi and Werowero; that he took as wives Rikoriko and Arohirohi, and begat Kauataata, the first woman—A. M., i.
It was when he was being beaten by Maui, that the Sun called out his second name, saying, “Why should you wish to kill Tamanui-te-Ra?” Then was it that men found out that the sun had another name—P. Samoa.—La, the Sun, was a deity, but does not seem to have received worship.
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