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In the Tahitian story of [[Rata (Tahitian mythology)|Rata]] ''''Aremata-Popoto''' ("tidal wave") and ''''Aremata-Roroa''' ("long wave") are two ocean-dwelling monsters that Rata must overcome.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/pacificmythology0000knap |title=Pacific mythology : an encyclopedia of myth and legend |author=Jan Knappert |publisher=Diamond Books |location=London |year=1995 |page=21 |isbn=978-0-261-66655-9 }}</ref>
==See also==
*[[Rātā (Māori mythology)]]
*[[Laka]] for the Hawaiian equivalent
==References==
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*R.D. Craig, ''Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology'' (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989), 13-14;
*T. Henry, ''Ancient Tahiti'' (Bernice P. Bishop Museum: Honolulu, 1928), 470–495.
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