According to Maori tradition, all humans are descended from the primordial parents Rangi (Heaven) and Papa (Earth). In the beginning, Heaven and Earth were tightly pressed together and it was dark. Rangi and Papa had six sons - Tane-mahuta (father of forests), Tawhiri-ma-tea (father of winds), Tangoroa (father of fish), Tu-matauenga (father of humans), Haumia-tikitiki (father of uncultivated food), and Rongo-ma-tane (father of cultivated food). The sons lived in darkness for a long time until they separated Heaven and Earth, bringing light.