1) Māori mythology 
In Māori mythology Hinepiripiri occurs in some versions of the legend of Tāwhaki as Tāwhaki`s wife and the mother of Wahieroa (Reed 1963:165). Hinepiripiri nursed Tāwhaki back to health after he was attacked and left for dead by two of his brothers-in-law, jealous that their wives preferred the handsome Tāwhaki to them. Hinepiripiri helped h....