Editing Māui (section)

==Mangarevan mythology==

In the mythology of [[Mangareva]], Māui hauls the land up from the [[sea]], and ties the [[sun]] with tresses of [[hair]]. His father was Ataraga; his mother, Uaega.

There were eight Māui: Māui-mua, Māui-muri, Māui-toere-mataroa, Tumei-hauhia, Māui-tikitiki-toga, Māui-matavaru, Māui-taha, Māui-roto. Māui the eight-eyed (matavaru) is the [[hero]]. He is born from his mother's navel, and is raised by his grandfather, Te Rupe, who gives him a magic [[walking stick|staff]] named ''Atua-tane'' and a hatchet named ''Iraiapatapata''.<ref name="tregear">{{cite book|first=E. R.|last=Tregear|title=Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary|publisher=[[Lyon and Blair]]|location=[[Lambton Quay]]|date=1970}}</ref><ref name="beckwith">{{cite book|first=M.|last=Beckwith|title=Hawaiian Mythology|publisher=[[University of Hawaii Press]]|location=[[Honolulu]]|date=1970}}</ref>