Toto (mythology)
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In Māori mythology
, Toto was a chief in Hawaiki
. He had two daughters, Kuramarotini
, the wife of Hoturapa
, and Rongorongo
, the wife of Turi. Toto felled a tree and made two canoes. One of these, the Aotea
, was given to Turi, and was sailed by him to New Zealand
. The other canoe, the Matahourua
, was later commandeered by Kupe
who sailed it to New Zealand with Kuramarotini
, Hoturapa
's wife (Tregear 1891:527).
Maori mythology
Māori mythology and Māori traditions are the two major categories into which the legends of the Māori of New Zealand may usefully be divided...
, Toto was a chief in Hawaiki
Hawaiki
In Māori mythology, Hawaiki is the homeland of the Māori, the original home of the Māori, before they travelled across the sea to New Zealand...
. He had two daughters, Kuramarotini
Kuramarotini
In Māori mythology, Kuramarotini was the daughter of Toto, a chief of Hawaiki. Toto made a gift to her of the canoe Matahourua, in which she went out fishing with her husband Hoturapa and their friend Kupe. Kupe tricked Hoturapa to dive into the water to free one of the lines...
, the wife of Hoturapa
Hoturapa
In Māori tradition, Hoturapa was a chief of Hawaiki. His wife Kuramarotini owned the canoe Matahourua. One day, Hoturapa and his wife went out fishing in the Matahourua with their friend Kupe. Kupe tricked Hoturapa to dive into the water to free one of the lines. Once Hoturapa was overboard, Kupe...
, and Rongorongo
Rongorongo (wife of Turi)
In Māori tradition, Rongorongo is the wife of Turi, the chief of the Aotea canoe. She is an ancestress of the Whanganui and Ngati Ruanui iwi. The Aotea canoe was given to Rongorongo as a present by her father Toto .-References:...
, the wife of Turi. Toto felled a tree and made two canoes. One of these, the Aotea
Aotea
Aotea can refer to:*Great Barrier Island*Aotea Square, a square in downtown Auckland*Aotea Harbour, a natural harbour in New Zealand*Aotea , traditional canoe by which some Māori settled New Zealand...
, was given to Turi, and was sailed by him to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The other canoe, the Matahourua
Matahourua
In Māori tradition, Matahourua was the canoe of the legendary hero Kupe, who, in some accounts, was the discoverer of Aotearoa .-References:...
, was later commandeered by Kupe
Kupe
In the Māori mythology of some tribes, Kupe was involved in the Polynesian discovery of New Zealand.-Contention:There is contention concerning the status of Kupe. The contention turns on the authenticity of later versions of the legends, the so-called 'orthodox' versions closely associated with S....
who sailed it to New Zealand with Kuramarotini
Kuramarotini
In Māori mythology, Kuramarotini was the daughter of Toto, a chief of Hawaiki. Toto made a gift to her of the canoe Matahourua, in which she went out fishing with her husband Hoturapa and their friend Kupe. Kupe tricked Hoturapa to dive into the water to free one of the lines...
, Hoturapa
Hoturapa
In Māori tradition, Hoturapa was a chief of Hawaiki. His wife Kuramarotini owned the canoe Matahourua. One day, Hoturapa and his wife went out fishing in the Matahourua with their friend Kupe. Kupe tricked Hoturapa to dive into the water to free one of the lines. Once Hoturapa was overboard, Kupe...
's wife (Tregear 1891:527).