Ahoeitu and the Founding of the Tupou Dynasty
Ahoeitu was born to a Tongan chiefess and the god Eitumatupua, who descended from heaven on a great tree. The jealous half-brothers of Ahoeitu conspired against him, murdering him and cutting his body into pieces. When Eitumatupua discovered the crime, he restored Ahoeitu to life and punished the treacherous brothers. Ahoeitu became the first of the Tu'i Tonga line, establishing the sacred dynasty that ruled Tonga for over a thousand years. His descendants held supreme temporal and spiritual authority, their mana legitimized by direct divine ancestry. The story reinforces the sacred nature of