Putoetoe

The place wherein Whaitiri dwelt after she left her husband, Kaitangata, and her son, Hema. She was there found (as Matakerepo) by her grandson, Tāwhaki. It is also called Pu-o-te-toi, "The Root of all things."1

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References

Notes

  1. White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, p. 1:121.

Sources

  • Grey, Sir George. (1855). Polynesian Mythology. Auckland: Brett, p. 43.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, pp. 375, 381.
  • Wohlers, J. F. H. (1875). "Mythology and Tradition of the Maori." New Zealand Institute, Transactions 7:3-53, p. 42.

This article incorporates text from Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (1891) by Edward Tregear, which is in the public domain.