Petipeti

A marine deity (the Portuguese man o'war). Petipeti is the ancestor of Paikea, the sea monster who killed Hema, the father of the heroes Tāwhaki and Kariki.

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References

Sources

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 334.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, p. 3:25.