In Māori mythology, Rangahore is a wife of god Tāne. Tāne was looking for a wife, and asked his mother Papatūānuku to suggest suitable candidates. He took Rangahore to wife, but she gave birth to a stone, and Tane forsook her (Shortland 1882:20-21, Tregear 1891:391).
References
- E. Shortland, Maori Religion and Mythology (Longmans: London), 1882.
- E. R. Tregear, Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Quay), 1891.
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