Ahoeitu
Ahoeitu (day god) In Polynesian mythology, Tongan culture hero, son of the sky god Eitumatupua and his wife, the worm Ilaheva. Born on the the earth, Ahoeitu decided to ascend to the sky to visit his father. However, his heavenly brothers murdered him, cutting him into pieces and eating them. When his father, Eitumatupua, learned what had happened, he ordered his sons to vomit up Ahoeitu. They obeyed, and Eitumatupua restored his son to life with some magic herbs and sent him to rule Tonga.
SOURCE:
Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by Anthony S. Mercatante & James R. Dow
Copyright © 2009 by Anthony S. Mercatante
