This is a carving of Hine-nui-te-pō, the goddess of death, as Māui the demigod attempts to kill her by entering her and exiting through her mouth. Māui failed to overcome Hine-nui-te-pō, meaning human
VIEW MOREThe story of how Maui Tikitiki a Taranga came to create the first dog @ maori.org.nz
VIEW MORELegend has it that New Zealand was fished from the sea by the daring demigod Maui.
VIEW MOREThe story of the demigod and hero, Maui, is one of the best-known of all Polynesian myths and legends. Retold here by Rohini Chowdhury
VIEW MORELegends of Maui, A Demi-God of Polynesia, by W. D. Westervelt, [XXX], full text etext at sacred-texts.com
VIEW MOREMaori mythology and history - the Polynesian settlement of New Zealand
VIEW MOREMāui dreamed of the day that he could go fishing with his older brothers. Each time his brothers returned from a fishing trip Māui would ask, "Next time, can I come fishing with you?"
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