Hine-wai

The Rain Maid, the personification of the light, misty rain that descends during foggy weather. She and her sister Hine-pukohurangi lived in the celestial realms.

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References

Sources

  • Best, Eldson. (1899). "Notes on Maori Mythology." Journal of the Polynesian Society 8:93-121, p. 117.
  • Best, Elsdon. (1924). The Maori. Wellington: Harry H. Tombs, pp. 156-157.