Hine-pūpū-mai-naua

The mother of the heroes Tāwhaki and Karihi. The legend has contradictory versions: Hine is called Kare-nuku1 and also Pūpū-mai-nono,2 who is generally Tāwhaki's sister.3

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References

Notes

  1. White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G, Disbury, p. 1:121.
  2. ibid. 1:54.
  3. ibid. 1:121.

Source

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 72.