In Māori cosmology, Ranginui and Papatūānuku represent which fundamental cosmic pair whose separation by their children created the world of light?

• A Sun and Moon
• B Fire and Water
• C Sky Father and Earth Mother ✓
• D Life and Death

Ranginui (the sky father) and Papatūānuku (the earth mother) lay in a tight embrace, leaving their children to live in perpetual darkness, until Tāne Mahuta (god of the forest) pushed them apart to let in light.