Kurangaituku
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kurangaituku-180-3775368
title:
Kurangaituku
text:
Kurangaituku is a part-woman part-bird supernatural being in Māori mythology as told by the iwi (tribes) of Te Arawa and Raukawa. Her name is sometimes spelled Kurungaituku. She is sometimes described as an ogress or a witch, although some versions of the legend are sympathetic to her and present her as a nurturing caretaker of birds. She is said to have been betrayed and defeated by the young Te Arawa man Hatupatu. A number of New Zealand places are associated with Kurangaituku and Hatupatu, in
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encyclopedia
description:
Supernatural part-woman part-bird in Māori mythology
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurangaituku
date created:
2023-04-12T05:31:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T07:00:42Z
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