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Patupaiarehe are supernatural beings (he iwi atua) in Māori mythology that are described as pale to fair skinned with blonde hair or red hair, usually

tradition. In Māori culture, Patupaiarehe are beings similar to Philippine engkanto and European elves and fairies. Patupaiarehe are supernatural beings in

belief by some, that the sailors were patupaiarehe (supernatural beings). Pakepakehā is another word for patupaiarehe. It may have given rise to the term

maero had put itself back together and returned to the forest. Moehau Patupaiarehe Human cannibalism Wild man of the woods Cowan, James (1987). Legends

tribe of patupaiarehe, supernatural beings living in the Waitākere Ranges, who used deadly magic from the earth to defeat a war party of patupaiarehe from

called upon his companions, the patupaiarehe (fairy people), who dwelt in the dark recesses of the forest. The patupaiarehe were people of the night and

childbirth together with the ceremonies attending to the birth of a child. Patupaiarehe Menehune Taotao Mona Anito An entry in Encyclopedia Mythica translates

Hawaiki, Ngahue helped build the Arawa using adzes made from the pounamu. Patupaiarehe were credited with being the source of fishing nets and flax weaving

mythological race of little people in Ainu folklore. Little people (mythology) Patupaiarehe, similar supernatural beings in Māori mythology Paupueo, whose owls chase

legendary helpers are present in Danish, Frisian and German mythology Patupaiarehe - New Zealand Maori mythology Pixies - diminutive pointed ear humanoid