Taranga

The son of Muri-ranga-whenua. He married Ira-whaki, and begat the Māui brothers.1 Taranga, or Taraka, Māui's father, married Hine-muri-raka-whenua.2

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References

Notes

  1. White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G, Disbury, p. 2:63.
  2. ibid., p. 2:81.

Source

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 478.

This article incorporates text from Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (1891) by Edward Tregear, which is in the public domain.