'Ilaheva

Woman in mythology of TongaSeptember 2024 ʻIlaheva Noblewoman c. 900 Tongatapu (possibly Niutoputapu, Niue, or Samoa) Tangaloa ʻEitumātupuʻa ʻAhoʻeitu Seketoʻa unknown In the mythology of Tonga, Ilaheva Vaepopua (Ilaheva, living at Vaepopua) was a mortal woman, the daughter of Seketoa. Seketo'a was either a chief of Tongatapu, or perhaps a god from Niuatoputapu, depending on the source. All accounts, however, agree that 'Ilaheva became the wife of Tangaloa and mother of Ahoeitu,http://www.mysticgames.com/mythology/ILAHEVA.htm ILAHEVA - Ancient Mythology Mysticgames.com 2016-01-13 the first divine king of the Tui Tonga dynasty in Tonga, around 900 AD. Her name was ʻIlaheva. She lived near Vaʻepopua in Tongatapu. Her chief or noble relative may have lived in Tongatapu, but perhaps also in Niutoputapu, Niue, or Samoa. ( E. W. Gifford, 1924) ʻIlaheva was a noble Tongan woman mentioned in Tongan mythology. She is known as the mother of ʻAhoʻeitu, who became the first Tuʻi Tonga (sacred king of Tonga). According to tradition, ʻIlaheva lived near Vaʻepopua in Tongatapu, where she met the god Tangaloa ʻEitumātupuʻa, who descended from the heavens. Their union produced ʻAhoʻeitu, who later ascended to the sky to meet his divine father and eventually established the royal Tongan dynasty ( E. W. Gifford, 1924). References Further reading R.D. Craig, Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989), 82; E.T. Gifford, Tongan Myths and Tales (Honolulu: Bernice P. Bishop Museum Press, 1924), 25–8. Category:Tongan deities Category:Legendary Polynesian people Category:Women in mythology