Hine-kau-ataata
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In the Māori mythology
of the Ngāti Hau
tribe, Hine-kau-ataata (Woman floating in shadow), is the daughter of Tiki (Man) and Mārikoriko
(Twilight). When she is born, the first cloud
s appear in the sky.
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...
of the Ngāti Hau
Ngati Hau
Ngāti Hau is a Māori iwi of New Zealand....
tribe, Hine-kau-ataata (Woman floating in shadow), is the daughter of Tiki (Man) and Mārikoriko
Marikoriko
In a Māori legend attributed by White to the Ngāti Hau tribe, Mārikoriko is the first woman, created by Ārohirohi from the heat of the sun and the echoing cliff. She married Tiki, the first man, and gave birth to Hine-kau-ataata ....
(Twilight). When she is born, the first cloud
Cloud
A cloud is a visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals made of water and/or various chemicals suspended in the atmosphere above the surface of a planetary body. They are also known as aerosols. Clouds in Earth's atmosphere are studied in the cloud physics branch of meteorology...
s appear in the sky.