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Name Rongo
Gender Masculine
Usage Polynesian Mythology
Other Forms FormsRongo-mā-Tāne, Rongo-hīrea, Rongo-marae-roa, Rongo-marae-roa-a-Rangi
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Meaning & History
In New Zealand Maori mythology, Rongo is a major god of cultivated plants, especially kūmara. He was also an important god of agriculture and war in the southern Cook Islands.