Maikuku
deity sky Māori single tradition · 1
Maikuku is one of Whaitiri's granddaughters who marries Tāwhaki. She is taken away to the second sky by her offended sisters after they see her making love with Tāwhaki outdoors. While in the sky and separated from Tāwhaki, she bears him a son named Wahiroa.
When
- First attested
- 1971 CE
- Attested period
- 1971 – 1993
- Historical notes
- Legend committed to manuscript by Mohi Ruatapu of Ngāti Porou in 1971, published by Reedy in 1993.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- hākuai, Māui, Hemā, Whaitiri, Kaitangata, Tama-i-waho, Karihi, Rawhita-i-te-rangi, Hine-te-kawa
- consort of
- Tāwhaki
- parent of
- Wahiroa
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Tāwhaki catches marries Maikuku, one of Whaitiri's granddaughters...they are offended and come down and take Maikuku away into the sky...After Tāwhaki's death, Maikuku bears him a son, named Wahiroa.”
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