Ārohirohi

The wife of Rā, the Sun. She moulded moulded Kau-ata-ata, the first woman. It is also the name of a god who created the first woman Mārikoriko.

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References

Sources

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, pp. 25, 136.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, 1:Appendix.