Rātā (Māori mythology)
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In Māori mythology, accounts vary somewhat as to the ancestry of Rātā. Usually he is a grandson of Tāwhaki and son of Wahieroa. Wahieroa is treacherously killed by Matuku-tangotango, an ogre. Rātā set
Rātā gave the flowers of the rātā tree their colour
Whakatau
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Whakatau was a supernatural person in Māori mythology.
Rātā (Māori mythology)
…a flash all Rātā's dead warriors return to life and attack and slaughter all of the Ponaturi. Rātā is the father of Tūwhakararo, who is the father of Whakatau. Rata (Tuamotu mythology…
1988 depiction of Whakatau running along the seafloor flying his kite, under Rongotakawhiu's watch. The vague appearance of Papatūānuku can be seen as the island.