Hine-Nui-Te-Po
An Original Acrylic Painting
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Original Framed on High Grade Canvas
Hine-nui-te-pō ("Great woman of night") in Māori legends, is a goddess of night and she receives the spirits of humans when they die.
She is the daughter of Tāne Mahuta / Tāne Tuturi and Hine-ahuone.
It is believed among Māori that the colour red in the sky comes from her.
Hine-nui-te-pō shepherds the wairua/souls into the first level of Rarohenga to ready them for the next stage of their journey.
Before she was Hine-nui-te-po her name was Hine-ti-tama.
She realizes Tāne Mahuta is her father and the father to her children , she became ashamed and went down to the underground world, known as Pō ("darkness").
There, she becomes Hine-nui-te-pō,acquiring men's souls while her father Tāne tries to lead them to light
Her mother is a human, Hine-ahu-one was made from earth.
Hine-nui-te-pō is the second child of Tāne and Hine-ahu-one.
Size 1800 mm x 600 mm
An Original Acrylic Painting
Print are available please enquire
Original Framed on High Grade Canvas
Hine-nui-te-pō ("Great woman of night") in Māori legends, is a goddess of night and she receives the spirits of humans when they die.
She is the daughter of Tāne Mahuta / Tāne Tuturi and Hine-ahuone.
It is believed among Māori that the colour red in the sky comes from her.
Hine-nui-te-pō shepherds the wairua/souls into the first level of Rarohenga to ready them for the next stage of their journey.
Before she was Hine-nui-te-po her name was Hine-ti-tama.
She realizes Tāne Mahuta is her father and the father to her children , she became ashamed and went down to the underground world, known as Pō ("darkness").
There, she becomes Hine-nui-te-pō,acquiring men's souls while her father Tāne tries to lead them to light
Her mother is a human, Hine-ahu-one was made from earth.
Hine-nui-te-pō is the second child of Tāne and Hine-ahu-one.
Size 1800 mm x 600 mm