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Besides the official name of Te Waipounamu, another Māori name for the South Island is Te Waka-a-Māui, the canoe of Māui. [9]: 234 In southern traditions, the South Island is known instead as Te Waka o Aoraki [12] and predates Māui's expedition. Māui sailed a canoe called Mahaanui and after he had pulled up the North Island (Te Ika a Maui ...
In Māori mythology, as in other Polynesian traditions, Māui is a culture hero and a trickster, famous for his exploits and cleverness. Māori names of Māui include Māui-tikitiki ("Māui the top-knot"), Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga ("Māui the top-knot of Taranga"), Māui-pōtiki ("Māui the last born"), and Māui te whare kino ("Māui the house of trouble").
Maui reveals to Moana he became a demigod after his mortal parents abandoned him, the gods took pity on him and granted him powers. After Maui's confession, the two grow closer. They are attacked by Te Kā after they arrive at Te Fiti's island. Moana refuses to turn back, resulting in Maui's hook being badly damaged.
Māui, hero in Polynesian mythology; Māui (Hawaiian mythology) Māui (Māori mythology) Maui (Moana), a character from the 2016 Disney film Moana, based on the mythological figure; Tiʻitiʻi, equivalent to Māui elsewhere in Polynesia
Māui (Māori mythology) Maui (Moana) S. Tiʻitiʻi; T. The Fish of Māui This page was last edited on 17 June 2024, at 23:44 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
A longtime foe to Dwayne Johnson's demi-god, Matangi may not be all that she seems. Get lost! That's new Moana 2 villain Matangi's motto, but it might not mean exactly what you think. Matangi is a ...
After Moana, Maui and their new crew (ship-building expert Loto [Rose Matafeo], history expert Moni [Hualā Chung] and farmer Kele [David Fane]) find the lost island against Nalo's wishes and ...
Sina and the Eel is a myth of origins in Samoan mythology, which explains the origins of the first coconut tree. [1] In the Samoan language the legend is called Sina ma le Tuna. Tuna is the Samoan word for 'eel'. [2] The story is also well known throughout Polynesia including Tonga, Fiji and Māori in New Zealand. [3]