Rongo-mai-taha-nui
A whale, or a deity of whales. He saved the ancestor of the Māori people, chief Paikea.
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References
Sources
- Andersen, Johannes C. (1928). Myths and Legends of the Polynesians. London: George G. Harrap, p. 104.
- Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 426.
- White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, p. 3:11.