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Māui or Maui is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Very rarely was Māui actually worshipped, being less of a deity ( demigod ) and more of a folk hero . His origins vary from culture to culture, but many of his main exploits remain relatively similar.
Māui took on the appearance of a kererū when he went to find his parents in the underworld. The white on his chest was his mother's apron. The white on his chest was his mother's apron. After Māui performed feats such as transforming himself into different kinds of birds, his brothers acknowledged his power and admired him.
Māui's next feat was to stop the sun from moving so fast. His mother Hina complained that her kapa (bark cloth) was unable to dry because the days were so short. Māui climbed to the mountain Hale-a-ka-lā (house of the sun) and lassoed the sun’s rays as the sun came up, using a rope made from his sister's hair. [2]
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Muriranga-whenua, Māui's grandfather, lived in the underworld with his father and Maui would visit him each day to give him food. [4] However, Maui was scheming and told his grandfather he would not give him anymore food if he did not give him the magic jawbone. His grandfather refused but at last he became too hungry and relented, so he ...