Rupe

Also known as: Maui-mua · Role: elder brother of Maui and Hina-uri · First appears: Chapter VIII · Maui and His Brother-in-Law · Part 2

In Chapter VIII · Maui and His Brother-in-Law · Part 2, Rupe, also called Maui-mua, is described as the older brother of Maui and a brother of Hina-uri. When Hina-uri was missing, he searched for her throughout the land, launched his canoe on the waters around Ao-tea-roa, and searched its coasts. He then sailed away from Ao-tea-roa, beyond his brothers and Maui’s tricks and incantations.

In Chapter VIII · Maui and His Brother-in-Law · Part 3, in the New Zealand legend, Rupe folded Hina-uri and her boy beneath his wings and flew away with them. In Chapter X · Oahu Legends of Maui · Part 2, while Maui pulled up the land, Rupe and his brothers Maui-hope and Maui-waena looked back; the charm broke, and the raised islands sank back into place.

Relationship record

Life events

• In the New Zealand legend, Rupe launched his canoe and searched the coasts for his missing sister.(Chapter VIII · Maui and His Brother-in-Law · Part 2 · 📍 Ao-tea-roa)
  • “He sought for her throughout the land and then launched his canoe upon the blue waters surrounding Ao-tea-roa (The Great White Land; the ancient native New Zealand) and searched the coasts.”
• In the New Zealand legend, Rupe sailed away from Ao-tea-roa in search of his sister.(Chapter VIII · Maui and His Brother-in-Law · Part 2)
  • “Thus he passed out of sight of Ao-tea-roa, away from his brothers, and out of the reach of all tricks and incantations of Maui, the mischievous.”
• In the New Zealand legend, Rupe carried his sister and her child away beneath his wings.(Chapter VIII · Maui and His Brother-in-Law · Part 3)
  • With: Hina-uri
  • “He folded the mother and her boy under his wings and flew away with them.”
• While Maui pulled up the land, his brothers looked back, breaking the charm, and the raised islands sank back.(Chapter X · Oahu Legends of Maui · Part 2)
  • With: Maui Maui-hope Maui-waena
  • “The brothers looked back and cried, ‘There is plenty of land behind us.’ The charm was broken. The hook came out of ‘the one toothed,’ and the raised islands sank back into their place.”

Chapter VIII · Maui and His Brother-in-Law · Part 2

• siblings with Hina-uri “Meanwhile Rupe or Maui-mua, a brother of Hina-uri and Maui, grieved for his sister.”
• siblings with Maui “From the mist-land of the Polynesian race comes this story of the trickery of Maui the learned, and the faithfulness of his older brother Maui-mua or Rupe--one of the ‘five forgetful Mauis.’”

Chapter VIII · Maui and His Brother-in-Law · Part 3

• siblings with Hina-uri (The text identifies Rupe as her brother in his chant: “The elder brother; And I am here.”) “He folded the mother and her boy under his wings and flew away with them.”

Chapter X · Oahu Legends of Maui · Part 2

• siblings with Maui “She told him to ask his brothers to go fishing with him. They consented and pushed out into the sea.”

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