Wheke-o-muturangi

A giant sea monster or cuttlefish who was slain in Tory Channel by the hero Kupe during his voyage to New Zealand.

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References

Sources

  • Grey, Sir George. (1855). Polynesian Mythology. Auckland: Brett, p. 130.
  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 620.