Tama-nui-te-rā
The sacred name of the sun, 'Rā. The name is also known in Tahiti and other islands.
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References
Sources
- Grey, Sir George. (1855). Polynesian Mythology. Auckland: Brett, p. 22.
- Henry, Teuira. (1928). Ancient Tahiti. BPBM, no. 48, p. 466.
- Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 458.
- White, John. (1885). "Maori Customs and Superstitions." In T. W. Gudgeon, History and Doings of the Maoris from 1820 to 1840. Auckland: Brett, pp. 97-225, p. 101.