Mārikoriko

deity sky Māori mythology single tradition · 2

Mārikoriko is Twilight, the first woman in Māori mythology. She was created by Ārohirohi from a mirage and given a voice by Paoro (Echo).

↻ synthesized from 2 sources

When

Relationships

parent of
Hine-kau-ataata
consort of
Tiki
co occurs with
Paoro, Tama-nui-te-rā
child of
Ārohirohi

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Sources

wikipedia (2)

Source passages

“She created Mārikoriko (Twilight), the first woman, from a mirage and then asked Paoro (Echo) to give her a voice.”

#31292 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Hine-kau-ataata, translated as "maid swimming in the shadow," is the daughter of Tiki (Man) and Mārikoriko (Twilight).”

#31318 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5