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.

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References

Sources

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