Parawhenuamea is the embodiment and the origin of all wai. There are other atua connected to water, but Parawhenuamea is the source.
Parawhenuamea is the parent of oneparahua and onepū (alluvial deposits, silts and sands).
Parawhenuamea and Kiwa are the parents of Hinemoana. Parawhenuamea also has offspring with Te Pūtoto.
What does Parawhenuamea sound like to you? Where are the waters where you go to whakatau, and to cleanse?
Parawhenuamea
Story and song performed by Dr Aroha Yates-Smith (Te Arawa, Tainui, Horouta, Taakitimu, Mataatua) “According to at least one iwi tradition, Taane’s union with Hine-Tuuparimaunga, the mountain, resulted in the birth of Parawhenuamea. The term Parawhenua connotes silt rising up out of the ground with the water’s force.” Dr Aroha Yates-Smith, 2019
This work featured in the exhibition "E Hina e! E Hine e! Mana Waahine Maaori/Maoli of Past, Present and Future": https://waikatomuseum.co.nz/exhibitio...