Hine-i-te-whenua

"Daughter of the inland." The gentle western wind that subdues the boisterous winds and calms the seas, daughter of Hine-i-tapapa-uta, and mother of Ha-koua-tipu.

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References

Sources

  • Andersen, Johannes C. (1928). Myths and Legends of the Polynesians. London: George G. Harrap, p. 375.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, pp. 1:18, 24, 28.