Kohu

The mist or fog personified, a child of Toko-pā, one of the Props of Heaven. Haronga perceiving that there was no light for his daughter Marama, gave Te Kohu in marriage to Te Ika-roa, the Milky Way, and the stars (Nga Whetu) were born to give light for Marama.

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References

Sources

  • Shortland, Edward. (1882). Maori Religion and Mythology. London: Longmans Green, p. 17.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 156.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, p. 1:18.