Hine-kōrako

The Fair Maid, the personification of the lunar bow or halo. She occupied an important position and was looked upon as a kind of guardian spirit.

References

Sources

  • Best, Elsdon. (1924). The Maori. Wellington: Harry H. Tombs, p. 174, 238.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 71.