Tama-nui-ki-te-rangi

An ancestor of Māui. This god preserved Māui at birth when he was thrown into the sea by his mother Taranga.

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References

Sources

  • Grey, Sir George. (1855). Polynesian Mythology. Auckland: Brett, p. 19.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 458.