In one Māori tradition, the father of Hine-raumati and Hine-takurua, the personifications of summer and winter respectively. His daughters both married Rā, the Sun, and each stays with him one half of the year. During the time that Rā is with Hine-raumata, Hine-takurua abides with her father and produces fish.
- Best, Eldson. (1899). "Notes on Maori Mythology." Journal of the Polynesian Society 8:93-121, p. 98.