Thread: common mystery trope that bugs me
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Old 02-21-2020, 07:53 PM   #56
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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin View Post
One thing I noticed from spending a lot of time in New Zealand was the way Māori mythic figures are used in official contexts, as with Te Ika a Māui (the fish of Māui) for the North Island; Te Matau a Māui (the hook of Māui, referencing the Māori 'genesis' story for the island) for the province of Hawke's Bay; Te Whare Tangaroa (the house of Tangaroa, god of the sea) for the national aquarium; and Ngāti Tūmatauenga (tribe of Tūmatauenga, god of war) for the army. And, of course, the widespread use of the name Moana, predating Disney by many decades.
Who bears little resemblance to what Disney peddled, right?
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