Taku-rua

The star Sirius, one of the deities of the planting season and of the harvest. She is the mother of Ao-tahi (Canopus) by Puanga (Orion). By Pu-aka she is the mother of Ariki.1

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References

Notes

  1. White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, p. 52.

Sources

  • Andersen, Johannes C. (1928). Myths and Legends of the Polynesians. London: George G. Harrap, p. 411.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 456.