Everything about Taranga M Ori Mythology totally explained
In
Māori mythology,
Taranga is the mother of
Māui. Her husband is
Makeatutara. Māui was born prematurely, so Taranga wrapped his body in her hair and threw him into the waves. Some sea-creatures cared for him, hiding him in
kelp until a
storm sent him back to the beach. His ancestor,
Tama-nui-a-rangi, found him and brought him back to life, and educated him.
Māui arrived at his mother's village one day, and recognized his brothers. Taranga didn't know who he was until Māui reminded her of the circumstances of his birth. Each morning, Taranga would disappear, and eventually and Māui followed her to the underworld by assuming the shape of a
wood pigeon. Māui found her with his father, Makeatutara, a guardian of the underworld. Taranga introduced them and his father performed the dedicatory ritual over his son. Because Makeatutara made mistakes in the incantation, Māui was fated to die and thus humankind is mortal.
In some versions, Taranga is a man, the son of
Murirangawhenua. He married
Irawhaki, and begat the Māui brothers.
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