Tāmure

A celebrated wizard of Kāwhia, New Zealand. He vanguished Kiki, the Waikato sorcerer and his rival, by means of powerful incantations. Both sorcerers passed their craft down to their descendants.

References

Sources

  • Grey, Sir George. (1855). Polynesian Mythology. Auckland: Brett, p. 170.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 460.