Primordial
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Te Po
Te Po is a primordial deity of the void from Maori myth. They personify the night existing before light came to be. Te Po is often spoken of alongside Te Kore, a similar deity of darkness. Citations: Jordan, Michael. Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses. United States, Facts On File, Incorporated, 2014.
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Te Kore
Te Kore is a primordial deity of the void from Maori myth. They personify the darkness and chaos existing before light came to be. Te Kore is often spoken of alongside Te Po, a similar deity of the Night. Citations: Jordan, Michael. Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses. United States, Facts On File, Incorporated, 2014.
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Akupara
Akupara is a legendary creature from Hindu myth. He is seen as the immortal king of all tortoises living in Lake Indradyumna in the Himalayas. The top of its shell holds the sky, and the flat bottom of the shell is the earth’s surface. Akupara dove to the bottom of the primordial ocean and supported the mountain the gods were using to churn it. He is known to have reorganized the reincarnated king Indradyumna in the Mahabharata. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
