Nuku-mai-tore
nature_spirit forest single tradition · 2
In Māori mythology the Nuku-mai-tore are forest-dwelling spirits. Tura lives among the Nuku-mai-tore after catching the boughs of a tree when Whiro's canoe enters a whirlpool.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
Relationships
- teacher of
- Tura
- co occurs with
- Menehune, Engkanto, Taotao Mona, Anito
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“In Māori mythology the Nuku-mai-tore are forest-dwelling spirits. Tura joins Whiro's canoe party, but when it enters a whirlpool he catches the overhanging boughs of a tree and lives among the Nuku-mai-tore, to whom he teaches the use of fire, the art of cooking, and the natural way of childbirth”
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“Nuku-mai-tore Menehune, similar supernatural beings in Hawaii”
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