Editing Paoro

{{short description|Maōri mythical entity}}
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'''Paoro''' is a mythical entity that appears in early [[Māori people|Māori]] creation myths.

The name ''Paoro'' (meaning ''echo'')<ref>{{citation|title=The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary|language=en|first=Edward|last=Tregear|date=1891|access-date=2024-02-04|url=https://archive.org/details/maoripolynesian01treggoog/page/812/mode/2up}}</ref> appears in John White's English translation of a [[Māori people|Māori]] story attributed by him to the [[Ngāti Hau]] tribe, as a personal name meaning 'Echo'.<ref name=white>{{citation|title=The Ancient History of the Maori; His Mythology and Traditions|first=John|last=White|date=1887|pages=151–152|language=en|access-date=2024-02-04|url=https://archive.org/details/ancienthistoryof01whit/page/n177/mode/2up}}</ref> However, in the Māori language original which White also supplies, the name Paoro does not appear – instead the word used is 'pari-kārangaranga', "echoing cliff".

In the Māori story, [[Mārikoriko]] (Twilight) is the [[List of first men or women in mythology and religion|first woman]], created by [[Ārohirohi]] (Shimmering heat) from the heat of the sun (Kau-ata-ata) and the echoing cliff (Paoro).<ref name=white/>  She married [[Tiki (mythology)|Tiki]], the first man, and gave birth to [[Hine-kau-ataata]] (Woman floating in shadows).

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