'Ilaheva


In the mythology of Tonga, Ilaheva Vaepopua was a mortal woman, the daughter of Seketoa. Seketo'a was either a chief of Tongatapu, or perhaps a god from Niuatoputapu,
depending on the source. All accounts, however, agree that 'Ilaheva became the wife of Tangaloa and mother of Ahoeitu, the first divine king of the Tui Tonga dynasty in Tonga, around 900 AD.
Her name was ʻIlaheva. She lived near Vaʻepopua in Tongatapu. Her chief or noble relative may have lived in Tongatapu, but perhaps also in Niutoputapu, Niue, or Samoa.
ʻIlaheva was a noble Tongan woman mentioned in Tongan mythology. She is known as the mother of ʻAhoʻeitu, who became the first Tuʻi Tonga. According to tradition, ʻIlaheva lived near Vaʻepopua in Tongatapu, where she met the god Tangaloa ʻEitumātupuʻa, who descended from the heavens. Their union produced ʻAhoʻeitu, who later ascended to the sky to meet his divine father and eventually established the royal Tongan dynasty.