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Rogo-Tumu-Here

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Rogo-Tumu-Here was an octopus demon from Tuamotu mythology. He attacked and swallowed Hina-Arau-Riki, the wife of Turi-A-Faumea, son of Tangaroa and Faumea, and was slain by the former males along with Tu-Nui-Ka-Rere.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Forty, Jo, Mythology: A Visual Encyclopedia. PRC Publishing Ltd. 1999, ISBN 1902616537, Chapter 7 "Oceania", page 508
  2. ^ Beckwith, Martha Warren (1940). Hawaiian mythology. Yale University Press (republished by Forgotten Books). pp. 267–268. ISBN 978-1-60506-957-9.