MYTHOLOGY. 
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Of the night driving away day, 
Of the day making all things distinct, 
Of the day making everything bright, 
Of the day driving away gloom, 
Of the advancing day, 
Of the hot day, 
Of the day slirowded in darkness.”* 
“ He caused the winds to blow between earth and heaven: 
the cold breeze whistled over her surface. He placed his mouth 
to that of Tane Mahuta, and the winds shook his branches and 
uprooted him. He waged war with Tangaroa, and caused 
great waves on his surface. But Tane completed his work 
by taking his lofty trees and propping up the heaven.”f 
The elevating and supporting of the heaven was Tane’s 
first and great work; J his next was the production of his 
* I mua i noho pouri, kahore he rangi kahore he whenua, na no te whanau- 
tanga o te Tamaiti o Hine-bau-atata ; 
Ko te Ao-e-rere-ana, 
Ko te Ao-tu, 
Ko Ao- rere, 
Ko Ao-pouri, 
Ko Ao-po-tango, 
Ko Ao-wekere, 
Tapatapa-ia wa, 
Waka Maru-te-Ati nguku, 
Ko te putanga ko te Uira, 
Ko te Waiau, 
Ko te Ao Marama Tane-toko-rangi, 
Ranginui-e-tu-nei, 
Katahi ka wai Marama. 
f Ko te whanau Takoto a Rangi 
Ko Tane Tuturi, ko Tane Pepeke 
Ko Tane Uetika, ko Tane Ueka 
Ko Tane te wai-ora, ko Tane-nui 
A Rangi, nana i titoko te Rangi i runganei, 
Tu ke ana a Rangi-puna 
Tu ke ana a Papa, ka tangi te 
Han matao i raro ra, he ao marama. 
1 The Karakia used in separating earth and heaven. 
Tutu te kiri, Stand apart the skin, 
Wewehe-te kiri, Re divided the skin, 
Tataramoa te kiri, As the tataramoa to the skin, 
