Hurianga-i-Mataaho

"The Overturning by Mataaho." In Māori legends, the name given to the great Deluge, or a partial deluge: Koia i tapa ai tona ingoa 'Ko te hurianga i Mataaho. See Mataaho, Ruatau.

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References

Sources

  • Grey, Sir George. (1855). Polynesian Mythology. Auckland: Brett, p. 37.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 96.