Weka

A sea god, ancestor of Māui. He and Mū nourished Māui in his infancy after he had been thrown into the sea by his mother Taranga.

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References

Sources

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 257.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, pp. 2:63, 71, 1:Appendix.