The Maori creation story describes how all humans are descended from the primordial parents Rangi (sky father) and Papa (earth mother). In the beginning, Rangi and Papa clung closely together in darkness. They had six sons representing different domains: Tane-mahuta (forests), Tawhiri-ma-tea (winds and storms), Tangaroa (sea life), Tu-matauenga (humans), Haumia-tikitiki (uncultivated foods), and Rongo-ma-tane (cultivated foods). The sons lived in darkness until Tu-matauenga cannibalized four brothers, sparing only Tawhiri-ma-