According to Maori tradition, all humans are descended from the primordial parents Rangi (Heaven) and Papa (Earth) who were locked in a close embrace, leaving the world in darkness. Rangi and Papa had six sons - Tane-mahuta (forests), Tawhiri-ma-tea (winds and storms), Tangoroa (fish and reptiles), Tu-matauenga (fierce humans), Haumia-tikitiki (uncultivated food), and Rongo-ma-tane (cultivated food). After a battle between the sons, Tu-matauenga ate four of his brothers but spared Tawhiri-ma