![]() ![]() See also Miru (Mangaia), Miru (Tuamotus), Miru (Mangareva), and Milu (Hawai'i). ![]() References may be found in Grey's poems, as follows: Hei arataki, ki te Rerenga Wairua, ki a Miru Moe rawa iho nei ki te Pō, i a Miru ra taku wairua Aro nui te haere ki roto te Tatau (Tatau-o-te-Pō) Te whare a Miru i rorea ai Kewa and an important poem called Ko te tau i tahuna ai, te Tatau-o-te-Pō, te whare o Miru. Miru is said to have dwelt upon the earth in ancient days, but her pa (fortress) was overwhelmed and destroyed in the Deluge, because the evil tribes would not listen to the exhortations of Wi, the good priest of the god Tāne. The weapon of Miru was the tip of her tongue: the unclean tapu was her power ( mana). Miru Kim: My underground art explorations TED Talk My underground art explorations 924,738 views Miru Kim EG 2008 Like (27K) Read transcript Talk details Get special access to TED2023 As a thank you to our members, we’re giving them a virtual first look at select talks from the conference. One of Rongo-mai's followers was caught by Miru, and claimed as payment for the knowledge imparted but Rongo-mai and the remainder of his men got safely back to the world again. They also learned the "guardian-charm," called kaiwhatu. ![]() There they learned charms and spells, witchcraft, religious songs, dances, games of ti, whai, etc. Rongo-mai, a celebrated demi-god ancestor of the Māori, went with Ihingā and others of his tribe to visit the dread Miru in the underworld. Within the abode of Miru sat the inferior deities - viz.: Rapawhenua, Moko-hiku-waru, Tūtangatakino, Mutu, Tawhere, Mākutu, the Taputapu, the Ngarara, or reptile gods, and the multitude of evil deities ( te Tini o nga atua kikokiko). Her house was called Tatau-o-te-Pō (the Door of Night), but sometimes known as Wharekura. Sometimes she appears as the goddess of the underworld, or Hades of the Māori. ![]()
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