- In Māori mythology, the
Ponaturi are a
group of
hostile creatures (goblins) who live in a land
beneath the sea by day,
returning to s**** each evening...
- he was
killed by the
Ponaturi, evil
creatures who live by day in the water. Tāwhaki,
Karihi and
their mother trick the
Ponaturi into
entering a house...
- the
ponaturi in
their house and
blocked off all
potential sources of
light or escape.
Their mother explained that
sunlight could kill the
ponaturi, so...
- was
killed by the
Ponaturi, and
Urutonga and her sons, Tāwhaki and Karihi,
killed them all but two in revenge. They
tricked the
Ponaturi into
entering a...
-
while looking for a gift for his son, tresp****es into the land of the
Ponaturi, who are evil beings. They
capture him and Urutonga,
blinding Hemā in the...
-
killed by the
ponaturi, so Karihi, with his
mother and his
brother Tāwhaki,
killed all but two
ponaturi in revenge. They
tricked the
ponaturi into entering...
-
weaving and net-making to the Māori, and
could not come out
during the day.
Ponaturi were
similar in that they
could not
tolerate sunlight, so they
lived in...
- Pona-ua'. This last word
would seem to
imply some
relationship to the
Ponaturi (Tregear 1891:43). M. Orbell, The
Concise Encyclopedia of Māori Myth and...
-
spirits in
Dogon mythology.
Oannes from
Babylonian mythology Pania and
Ponaturi from Māori
mythology Pincoys and La
Sirena chilota,
princess of the sea...
- and
kills him. Rātā then sets off to
rescue his father's
bones from the
Ponaturi. A
South Island version names the
islands where Matuku lives as Puorunuku...
