Punga
1. (personal name) an atua, son of Tangaroa and ancestor of reptiles and some fish such as sharks, lizards and stingrays. He had two sons, Ikatere and Tū-te-wehiwehi. Ikatere fled to the sea to escape the wrath of Tāwhiri-mātea and is the ancestor of fish, while Tū-te-wehiwehi took refuge with Tāne-mahuta in the forests and is the ancestor of such reptiles as lizards.
Nā Tangaroa tonu hoki ko Punga, nā Punga tokorua o āna, ko Ika-tere, ko Tū-te-wehiwehi, ko tētahi ingoa ōna ko Tū-te-wanawana, e rua ōna ingoa (NM 1928:2). / From Tangaroa came Punga and Punga had two children, Ika-tere and Tū-te-wehiwehi, also called Tū-te-wanawana. He had two names.
See also Ika-tere, atua, Tū-te-wehiwehi
