Editing Nganaoa (section)

== Monsters ==
Nganaoa sighted a large [[clam]] and shouted to Rata "''O Rata! A fearful enemy is rising up from the sea!''". Nganaoa was prepared and threw a [[spear]] into the clams stomach. After killing the clam, he claimed he saw another one.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Polynesian myth of Rata|url=https://aras.org/concordance/content/polynesian-myth-rata|access-date=2020-07-25|website=[[Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism]]}}</ref>

Along the way, he discovered giant [[Octopus|octopuses]] and [[Whale|whales]]. He attempted to kill a whale with his spear, but it broke into half. Before he was almost smashed by the whale, he cut him in half with both pieces of his spear.<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 June 1892|title=A South Pacific Island Legend|work=The Gazette (Pennsylvania)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/552258567/?terms=Nganaoa|access-date=24 July 2020|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>