Hākuturi
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h-kuturi-269-1574343
title:
Hākuturi
text:
In Māori mythology, the hākuturi are guardians of the forest. They are responsible for guarding the forest, and to avenge any desecration of its sacredness. When Rātā cut down a tree without first making the proper incantations and rituals, the hākuturi rebuked him by re-erecting the tree. When he showed remorse, they felled the tree again and made it into a canoe for him in a single night. The hākuturi seem to have been regarded as birds or birdlike: one source calls them the children of Tāne,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Creatures from Māori mythology
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C4%81kuturi
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date modified:
2023-04-17T09:22:06Z
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