Pere
In
Polynesian mythology,
Pere is the goddess of the
Pacific Ocean. She wanted to travel so her mother (Tahinariki,
Haumea or
Papa) have her a jar with the
ocean in it and a magical
yacht. Since there was no ocean, she emptied the jar and sailed across the ocean to wherever she wanted to go.
Her husband was Wahie Roa. Her mother was Tahinariki, Haumea or Papa, and her father was, respectively, ???, Kane Milohai, Rangi.