Matahourua
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Matahourua | |
Great Māori migration waka |
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In Māori tradition, Matahourua was the canoe of the legendary hero Kupe, who, in some accounts, was the discoverer of Aotearoa (New Zealand) (Craig 1989:161, Grey 1970:108, 161-3).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- R.D. Craig, Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989).
- G. Grey, Polynesian Mythology (reprint Taplinger Press: New York, 1970).
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