Rongo-takawiu

A sea god. He took the apron that Apakura, the wife of Tū-whakararo, had thrown into the ocean and formed Whakatau, whom he instructed in magic and the use of enchantments.

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References

Sources

  • Grey, Sir George. (1855). Polynesian Mythology. Auckland: Brett, p. 72.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 426.