Pō-tangotango

"The very dark." The personification of the gloomy night and of the underworld. She is a child of Hine-nui-te-pō. Also mentioned as a male deity.

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References

Sources

  • Andersen, Johannes C. (1928). Myths and Legends of the Polynesians. London: George G. Harrap, p. 411.
  • Shortland, Edward. (1882). Maori Religion and Mythology. London: Longmans Green, p. 23.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 357.