Hinetakurua

deity Māori single tradition · 2

Hinetakurua is the Winter maid and one of the wives of Tama-nui-te-rā. Tama-nui-te-rā spends part of the year with her, and his residence with her is marked by the sun rising in the north-eastern sky.

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Tama-nui-te-rā

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“In other legends, Tama-nui-te-rā had two wives, the Summer maid, Hineraumati, and the Winter maid, Hinetakurua. During the year he would divide his time between his two wives”

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“Hinetakurua married Tama-nui-te-ra, the Sun.”

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