the New Zealand father of Maui

Family: the New Zealand legends · Role: father of Maui · First appears: Chapter I · Maui's Home · Part 2

In Chapter I · Maui’s Home · Part 2 of the New Zealand legend, Maui descended underground as a pigeon and let his father’s stone strike him; when his pursuers came, he had changed back into a man. His father then took him to be baptized, but incomplete prayers left him knowing that the gods would be angry and cause Maui’s death.

In Chapter XI · Maui Seeking Immortality · Part 2 of the New Zealand version, Maui’s father warned him that failure would come. He revealed that he had omitted part of Maui’s childhood ceremony, and said that Hine-nui-te-po would overcome him.

Relationship record

Life events

• In the New Zealand legend, Maui transformed into a pigeon, descended underground, and let his father's stone strike him before changing back into a man.(Chapter I · Maui's Home · Part 2)
  • With: Maui
  • “He flew to the tree and threw down berries upon the people. They threw back stones. At last he permitted a stone from his father to strike him, and he fell to the ground. ‘They ran to catch him, but lo! the pigeon had turned into a man.’”
• In the New Zealand legend, Maui's father took him to be baptized, but incomplete prayers foretold danger to Maui.(Chapter I · Maui's Home · Part 2)
  • With: Maui
  • “Then his father ‘took him to the water to be baptized’ (possibly a modern addition to the legend). Prayers were offered and ceremonies passed through. But the prayers were incomplete and Maui's father knew that the gods would be angry and cause Maui's death, and all because in the hurried baptism a part of the prayers had been left unsaid.”
• In the New Zealand version, the father warned Maui that his failure would surely come.(Chapter XI · Maui Seeking Immortality · Part 2)
  • With: Maui
  • “And yet his father warned him that his time of failure would surely come.”
• In the New Zealand version, the father revealed that he had omitted part of Maui's childhood ceremony and that Hine-nui-te-po would overcome him.(Chapter XI · Maui Seeking Immortality · Part 2)
  • With: Maui Hine-nui-te-po
  • “The answer was that one of his ancestors, Hine-nui-te-po (Great Hine of the night), the guardian of life, would overcome him.”

Chapter I · Maui's Home · Part 2

• child: Maui “At last he permitted a stone from his father to strike him, and he fell to the ground.”

Chapter XI · Maui Seeking Immortality · Part 2

• child: Maui “White, who has collected many of the myths and legends of New Zealand, states that after Maui had ill-treated Mahu-ika, his grandmother, the goddess and guardian of fire in the under-world, his father and mother tried to teach him to do differently.”

Also listed in the New Zealand legends — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of Legends of Ma-ui. Made with Rho MD.