In Māori mythology, Makeatutara is the father of Māui. His wife is Taranga. He is a deity and guardian of the underworld. Makeatutara made mistakes as he recited the dedicatory (or baptismal) incantations over Māui, which made it inevitable that Māui would die. As a result, humankind is mortal.E.R. Tregear, Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Quay, 1891), 233–234.
in māori mythology makeatutara is the father of māui his wife is taranga he is a deity and guardian of the underworld makeatutara made mistakes as he recited the dedicatory (or baptismal) incantations over māui which made it inevitable that māui would die as a result humankind is mortaler tregear maori-polynesian comparative dictionary (lyon and blair lambton quay 1891) 233–234