Kui

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In Māori mythology, Kui was the wife of Tuputupuwhenua. They lived below the ground and when a new house is built, a tuft of grass is offered to them.

Kui is also the name of the father of Vahi-vero and the grandfather of Rata in the Tuamotu islands.

Kui (夔 pinyin kuí) is a Chinese mythical beast that shaped like an ox with only one leg.

Kui is a Chinese translation name. It is however found in many other cultures such as Pilipino and Hawaiian.

[edit] References

  • R.D. Craig, Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989), 123.
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