Haere-atautu

Haere-atautu, Haere-waewae and Haere-kohiko are the personified forms of the rainbow and in ancient Māori tradition are credited with the powers of speech and locomotion.

References

Source

  • Best, Eldson. (1899). "Notes on Maori Mythology." Journal of the Polynesian Society 8:93-121, p. 117.