Tāne-matua

A name of Tāne as the parent of man. As Tāne-matua he took Hine-tītama, his eldest daughter, to wife and had by her several female children, of whom the most renowned was Hine-rau-wharangi.

References

Source

  • Best, Elsdon. (1924). The Maori. Wellington: Harry H. Tombs, pp. 116.