Whero

Whero, Whero-i-te-ninihi, Whero-i-te-kokoto, and Whero-i-te-ao-maori are the names of constellations fastened by the god Tāne on the breast of his father Rangi (the Sky) to make him look more beautiful after he had been rent apart from his wife, Papa (the Earth).

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References

Sources

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 622.
  • White, John. (1887). Ancient History of the Maori. 6 vols. Wellington: G. Didsbury, Government Printer, p. 1:149.
  • Wohlers, J. F. H. (1875). "Mythology and Tradition of the Maori." New Zealand Institute, Transactions 7:3-53, p. 33.