Monoa

A servant of Māui. He laughed at Hina, the Moon, Māui’s wife (or sister), and in annoyance she folded up her limbs, and makes alternate light and darkness.

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References

Sources

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 252.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, pp. 2:87, 90.