In
Polynesian mythology,
Ika-Roa ("the long
fish which gave birth to all the
stars") was a goddess of the
Milky Way and the mother of all the stars.
Alternative: Mangaroa ("river of flour" or "long brook"), Mango-Roa-I-Ata (Maori)
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