Whakatūria
ancestor Te Arawa traditions single tradition · 1
Whakatūria is the son of Houmai and brother of Tamatekapua. He searches for the dog Pōtaka Tawhiti and hears it barking inside Toi's belly. He is captured by Uenuku's people but tricks them into releasing him. He later falls in battle against Uenuku.
When
- Attested period
- 2020 – 2020
Relationships
- enemy of
- Uenuku
- sibling of
- Tamatekapua
- allied with
- Tamatekapua
- co occurs with
- Toi-te-huatahi, Ruatapu, Pōtaka Tawhiti
- child of
- Houmai
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The ancestor Tamatekapua and his brother Whakatūria, sons of Houmai, search for the dog, and hear it barking inside Toi's belly. In revenge, they created stilts for Tama (the taller of the brothers) and stole the fruit from Uenuku's poroporo tree. Whakatūria was captured and hung from the roof of Uenuku's house”
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