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Massassi returned to Maori after two years, and Mwuetsi mourned her deeply which led to Maori giving him another wife, Morongo, the evening star. Unlike his relationship with Massassi, Mwuetsi had sexual intercourse with Morongo. As a result of their union, on the first and second day, Morongo gave birth to farm animals.
Rehua, the star god with the power of healing. Rongomai, the name of a number of separate beings. Rongo, the god of crops and peace; Ruaumoko, the god of volcanoes, earthquakes, and seasons. Tamanuiterā, the personification of the sun. Tane-rore, the personification of shimmering air.
The star Sirius. In Māori mythology, Rehua is a very sacred personage, who lives in Te Putahi-nui-o-Rehua in Rangi-tuarea, the tenth and highest of the heavens in some versions of Māori lore. Rehua is identified with certain stars. To the Tūhoe people of the North Island he is Antares. Others say he is Betelgeuse, or Sirius. Because he lives ...
At least two references to him from 1891 appear in Edward Tregear's The Maori-Polynesian comparative dictionary, where he is described as "God, the Supreme Being", [12]: 106 and as a figure in Moriori genealogy, but as Tiki's descendant. [12]: 669 A third reference might be found in the same book under Ngāti Maniapoto's genealogy.
Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, E. R. Tregear, (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Quay), 1891; Ranginui – the sky in Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Papatūānuku – the land in Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Barnumbirr as a Morning Star is a creator spirit in Yolngu culture. [2] Her story is part of the Dhuwa moiety. [7] Yolngu songlines depict Barnumbirr guiding the Djanggawul sisters as they row a canoe from the mythical island of Bralgu (the home of Wangarr, the Great Creator Spirit) to discover Australia [3] and bring Madayin Law to the Dhuwa people. [8]
Māori followed certain practices that relate to traditional concepts like tapu.Certain people and objects contain mana – spiritual power or essence. In earlier times, tribal members of a higher rank would not touch objects which belonged to members of a lower rank – to do so would constitute "pollution"; and persons of a lower rank could not touch the belongings of a highborn person ...
Rūaumoko pulls on the ropes that control the land causing the shimmering effect of hot air, called haka of Tane-rore, and in some versions, earthquakes. [ 1 ] In some traditions, Rūaumoko creates the Auckland volcanic field alongside his brother Mataaho , in retribution for a war between two rival tribes of patupaiarehe .