Mairangi

A goddess of reptiles. She is the wife of Tū-te-wanawa, and mother of the moko, reptile gods, who were of the tribe of Maru, i.e. Tūtangatakino, Ue-nuku, etc.

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References

Sources

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 196.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, 1:Appendix.