Motoro
Template:Short description Motoro is a god in Polynesian mythology, the tribal god of the Ngariki of Mangaia.<ref name="Gill1876">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He is the son of Tangiia and the brother of Ruanuku, Kereteki and Utakea.<ref name="hiroa">Template:Cite book</ref> While travelling to Mangaia he argued with his two eldest brothers, was thrown into the sea, and devoured by sharks. His spirit then floated to Mangaia on a piece of hibiscus.<ref name="hiroa"/> He was known as i'o ora ("god of the living") because his followers could not be used as human sacrifices.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>