The Maori creation story tells that the sky (Rangi) and earth (Papa) were originally joined together in darkness. They had six sons: Tane-mahuta (father of forests), Tawhiri-ma-tea (father of winds), Tangaroa (father of sea life), Tu-matauenga (father of humans), Haumia-tikitiki (father of uncultivated food), and Rongo-ma-tane (father of cultivated food). After a battle between the sons, Tu-matauenga ate four of his brothers but spared Tawhiri-ma-tea, explaining modern human behaviors like war and eating as well as the