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Maori Religion and Mythology: Illustrated by Translations of Traditions, Karakia, &c., to Which Are Added Notes on Maori Tenure of LandShortland, Edward

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Maori Religion and Mythology: Illustrated by Translations of Traditions, Karakia, &c., to Which Are Added Notes on Maori Tenure of Land

Name: Maori Religion and Mythology: Illustrated by Translations of Traditions, Karakia, &c., to Which Are Added Notes on Maori Tenure of Land
Author: Shortland, Edward

Shortland, Edward

Land tenure (Māori law); Mythology, Maori; Māori (New Zealand people) -- Religion

| Rangi−nui.
             | Rangi−roa.
             | Rangi−pouri.
             | Rangi−potango.
    Powers   | Rangi−whetu−ma.
    of the   | Rangi−whekere.
    Heavens. | Ao−nui.
             | Ao−roa.
             | Ao−tara.
             | Urupa.
             | Hoehoe.
             | Puhaorangi (f.).

After the birth of Rauru, the son of Toi-te-huatahi and Kuraemonoa,
while Toi was absent from home fishing, Puhaorangi came down from
Heaven, and carried off Kuraemonoa to be his own wife. She bore four
children from this union:—

    1. Ohomairangi.
    2. Tawhirioho.
    3. Ohotaretare.
    4. Oho-mata-kamokamo.

From Ohomairangi descended:—

               | Muturangi.
               | Taunga.
               | Tuamatua.
     Time of   | Houmaitahiti.
    Migration  | Tama−te−kapua.
      from     | Kahu.
    Hawaiki.   | Tawaki.
               | Uenuku.
               | Rangitihi.
               | Ratorua.
               | Wakairikawa.
               | Waitapu.
               | Hine−rehua.
               | Te Kahu−reremoa.
               | Waitapu.
               | Parekawa.
               | Te Kohera.
               | Pakaki =
          ______________|_____________________
         |                                    |
    Te Rangi−pumamao =     Parewahaika = Te Whata
        _____________|        _________|____
       |                     |              |
    Tihao.                Tokoahu.        Tuiri.
    Kotia.                Hihitaua.       Waho (f.).
    _Te Ngarara_.           Te Tumuhuia     _Te Hira_.
                              or
                            _Taraia_.



                   GENEALOGICAL DESCENT FROM TOKO-PA.


Kohu (=Mist) was the child of Tokopa.

Kohu married Te Ika-roa (=The Milky-way), and gave birth to Nga Whetu
(=The Stars).



                GENEALOGICAL DESCENT FROM RANGI-POTIKI.


Rangi-potiki had three wives, the first of which was Hine-ahu-papa; from
her descended:—

             |  Tu−nuku.
      Sky    |  Tu−rangi.
    Powers.  |  Tama−i−koropao.
             |  Haronga.

Haronga took to wife Tongo-tongo. Their children were a son and
daughter, Te Ra (=The Sun) and Marama (=The Moon). Haronga perceiving
that there was no light for his daughter Marama, gave Te Kohu in
marriage to Te Ikaroa, and the Stars were born to give light for the
sister of Te Ra, for the child of Tongo-tongo. “_Nga tokorua a
Tongo-tongo_” (=the two children of Tongotongo) is a proverbial term for
the Sun and Moon at the present day.

Rangi-potiki’s second wife was Papatuanuku. She gave birth to the
following children:—

    Rehua (a star).
    Rongo.
    Tangaroa.
    Tahu.
    Punga and Here,   twins.
    Hua and Ari,        do.
    Nukumera         } twins.
    Rango−maraeroa   }

    Marere−o−tonga   } do.
    Takataka−putea   }

    Tu−matauenga     } do.
    Tu−potiki        }

_Rongo_ was _atua_ of the _kumara_.

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Maori Religion and Mythology: Illustrated by Translations of Traditions, Karakia, &c., to Which Are Added Notes on Maori Tenure of Land

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