According to Rapanui mythology, the union of various elements gave rise to more complex entities, leading to the birth of the first gods. This creation resulted from the union of Rangi Nui, the god of the sky, and Papatuanuku, the goddess of the earth and sea. Initially, the sky and the earth were close, but Tāne Mahuta separated them to provide space and light to the world.
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This concept of megalithic statues looking at the horizon is contradicted by scientific knowledge and the idea that has always existed within the Rapa Nui people.
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Easter Island is considered to be an open-air museum where the most important symbols are the nearly one thousand giant states made from volcanic rock (Moai) and the petroglyphs which survive as testimony to the rich culture of the ancient people.
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The Tu a Poi were a tribe which lived in the sea on a giant mother canoe. Some nights they would come near the Island in small reed boats to look for sweet potatoes, taro and, especially, human flesh.
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The origins of the rituals celebrated at Orongo, as a religious cult connected to the migratory sea birds which arrived at the islets in front of the cliffs, have still not been well determined even today.
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