Ue-nuku

A minor deity, a reptile god. He was the son of Tū-te-wanawana and Mairangi, and a descendant of Mahuika, the fire goddess.

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References

Sources

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 572.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, p. 1:Appendix.