Whakaruru-hau

Ti-oreore and Tu-putuputu (the Magellan Clouds) are collectively known as Te Whakaruru-hau. These persons (tangata) dwell in the sky and their task is to give forth signs as to coming winds.

References

Source

  • Best, Eldson. (1899). "Notes on Maori Mythology." Journal of the Polynesian Society 8:93-121, p. 110.