Tairi

In the mythology of Mangareva (French Polynesia), Tairi (Ta'iri) is the god of thunder.

References

R.D. Craig, Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989), 253;
A.C. Caillot, Mythes, légendes et traditions des Polynésiens (E. Laroux: Paris, 1914), 154.

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