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{{Short description|Polynesian god}}
{{about|the Polynesian deity|the village in Romania|Fântânele, Mureş}}
In [[Tahiti and Society Islands mythology]], '''Roua''' (or '''Rahoua''' or '''Tubua'''), is the creator god of the [[Tuamotus]].<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 |pages=250–251 |isbn=9780261666559 }}</ref> He is the father of [[Fati (god)|Fati]], the god of the Moon, and all the [[star]]s by [[Taonoui]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/mythslegendsof00jean |title=MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE POLYNESIANS |author=Johannes Carl Andersen |publisher=C. E. TUTTLE |location=Rutland, VT |year=1969 |pages=396–398 |isbn=9780804804141 }}</ref>

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