Rua-o-te-rā
The cave or aperture from where the sun comes forth every morning. It was at the mouth of this cave that Māui caught Rā, the Sun, in the rope-snares, and beat him until Rā had promised to go more slowly for the future.
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References
Source
- Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 431.