All humans descended from the primordial parents Rangi (Heaven) and Papa (Earth) who were locked in a close embrace, keeping the world in darkness. Rangi and Papa had six sons - Tane-mahuta who ruled over forests, Tawhiri-ma-tea who was father of winds, Tangaroa who was father of sea life, Tu-matauenga who represented humanity, Haumia-tikitiki who was over uncultivated food, and Rongo-ma-tane who governed cultivated plants. For a very long time, Rangi and Papa's sons and all other beings could only imagine what light and vision would be like while trapped in the darkness