Other Figures — Minor Figures

54 figures from Te Tohunga who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Hinauri

wife of Irawaru · first appears Chapter XIII · Maui and Irawaru: A Tradition

Chapter XIII · Maui and Irawaru: A Tradition · siblings with Maui “There is the Sun God Maui ready to steer his Sun-canoe into the Lower Worlds again, singing his song of farewell to his sister Hinauri, the earth.”
Chapter XIII · Maui and Irawaru: A Tradition · married with Irawaru “Irawaru, the husband of Hinauri, had followed Maui in the morning upon the sea, to catch fish--Irawaru is the reflexion of the sun over the sea, wandering forth with the sun in the mornings to catch fish--what else could a man do on the sea?”

husband of Hinauri · first appears Chapter XIII · Maui and Irawaru: A Tradition

Chapter XIII · Maui and Irawaru: A Tradition · married with Hinauri “Irawaru, the husband of Hinauri, had followed Maui in the morning upon the sea, to catch fish--Irawaru is the reflexion of the sun over the sea, wandering forth with the sun in the mornings to catch fish--what else could a man do on the sea?”
Chapter XIII · Maui and Irawaru: A Tradition · enemies with Maui “Maui is cunning, and Irawaru, not knowing Maui’s wrath, crawls under the Sun-canoe to help him lift it upon the shores of the Lower World, when Maui, with all his mighty strength, began to jump in the canoe, pressing it down, and nearly killing Irawaru.”

first appears Chapter VIII · Maui--The Creation of New Zealand · Part 3

Chapter VIII · Maui--The Creation of New Zealand · Part 3 · child: Maui “Sitting there, he perceived that his mother and father were among the people, and he threw down two berries, hitting both, his mother and Makea-tu-tara his father.”

first appears Chapter VIII · Maui--The Creation of New Zealand · Part 3

Chapter VIII · Maui--The Creation of New Zealand · Part 3 · younger kin: Maui “One day he asked the people who brought food every day to Muri-Rangi-whenua, his grandfather, and said: ‘Give me the food that I may take it to Muri-Rangi-whenua, for is he not a sacred man?’”

foster father · first appears Chapter VIII · Maui--The Creation of New Zealand · Part 2

Chapter VIII · Maui--The Creation of New Zealand · Part 2 · foster-child: Maui “Tama-nui-ki-te Rangi became his father, and he lived with him till he grew into manhood.”