Editing Makeatutara

{{Short description|Father of Māui in Māori mythology}}
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In [[Māori mythology]], '''Makeatutara''' is the father of [[Māui (Māori mythology)|Māui]]. His wife is [[Taranga (Māori mythology)|Taranga]]. He is a deity and guardian of the [[underworld]].  Makeatutara made mistakes as he recited the dedicatory (or baptismal) incantations over Māui, which made it inevitable that Māui would die. As a result, humankind is mortal.<ref>E.R. Tregear, ''Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary'' (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Quay, 1891), 233–234.</ref>

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