Editing Hina (goddess) (section)

==New Zealand==
Among the {{Lang|mi|[[iwi]]}} of New Zealand, Hina is usually considered to be either the elder sister or the wife of [[Māui (Māori mythology)|Māui]].

The most common story that presents Hina as the wife of Māui tells of Te Tunaroa, the father of all [[eel]]s, who one day visited the pool where Hina bathed. One day, as Hina was bathing, the eel-god rubbed against her. This occurred over a number of visits until Te Tunaroa grew bold enough to rub against Hina's genitals, molesting her.

When Māui heard of this act he went and attacked Te Tunaroa cutting his body into bits, the tail landed in the sea and became the [[conger eel]], whereas the other end landed in the swamps as the fresh water eels. Smaller pieces became lamprey and hagfish.

A number of stories are told about Hina as the elder sister of Māui. Some {{Lang|mi|iwi}} say that it was Hina who taught Māui to plait the ropes needed to capture the sun, using a strand of her own sacred hair to give the ropes supernatural strength. This legend recognizes important ritual status that elder sisters held in traditional [[Māori people|Māori]] society.

Hina was associated with phases of the moon under the names {{Lang|mi|Hinatea}} (Fair Hina) and {{Lang|mi|[[Hinauri]]}} (Dark Hina). The moon is also known by the name {{Lang|mi|Māhina}}. 
Initially Hinatea (Fair Hina) was married to a man named [[Irawaru]]. During a fishing trip Irawaru antagonized Māui who had failed to catch any large fish. In revenge Māui assaulted Irawaru when they returned to shore, pushing his brother-in-law under the keel of their canoe, breaking his back and other bones. Irawaru was turned into a dog (kurī) one breed of which was known as {{Lang|mi|Irawaru}}.

When Hina heard what Māui had done she threw herself into the sea, but did not die and was instead carried across the waves to Motutapu (Sacred Isle). Her name was changed to {{Lang|mi|Hinauri}} due to her darker mood. Eventually Hinauri would be welcomed by the people of Motutapu and was taken to the house of Chief [[Tinirau and Kae|Tinirau]] god of fishes, becoming his new wife. The existing wives were jealous and tried to assault Hinauri, but using her supernatural power Hinauri killed the other wives of Tinirau and so became the senior wife.<ref name=Biggs>{{Cite book|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/maori-myths-and-traditions/page-4|title=Maori Myths and Traditions: Myths|author=[[Bruce Biggs|Biggs, Bruce Grandison]] |editor=[[Alexander Hare McLintock|McLintock, A. H.]])|publisher=Government Printer|location=Wellington|year=1966|access-date=12 June 2020|language=en}}</ref>

Hina was the mother of Tuhuruhuru, for whom the ritual initiation ritual was performed by the {{lang|mi|[[tohunga]]}} [[Tinirau and Kae|Kae]]. After this is done, Tinirau lends Kae his pet whale to take him home. In spite of strict instructions to the contrary, Kae forces the whale, Tutunui, into shallow water, where it becomes stranded and is killed, roasted and eaten by Kae and his people. When he learns of this Tinirau is furious and sends Hinauri with a party of women (often they are Tinirau's sisters) to capture Kae. The sisters perform indecent dances to make him laugh so they can see his crooked teeth. Then the women sing a magic song which puts Kae into a deep sleep, and carry him back to Motutapu. When Kae wakes from his sleep he is in Tinirau's house. Tinirau taunts him for his treachery, and kills him (Grey 1970:69, Tregear 1891:110).<ref name=Biggs/>