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yoga-onion · 1 year

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Legends and myths about trees

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Patupaiarehe – Night spirits of the Maori people of New Zealand. Dwell in the darkness deep in the forest.

Patupaiarehe are legendary humanoid cryptids native to New Zealand that hide in forests and are said to have the power to induce a trance and to lure people away. They are supernatural beings (he iwi atua) in Māori mythology that are described as pale to fair skinned with blonde hair or red hair, usually having the same stature as ordinary people, and never tattooed.

They can draw mist to themselves, but tend to be nocturnal or active on misty or foggy days as direct sunlight can be fatal to them. They prefer raw food and have an aversion to steam and fire.

The music of their kōauau and pūtōrino (small flutes), along with their singing of waiata, which songs are sung solo, in unison, or at the octave, occasionally reveals their presence on foggy days. A kōauau is a small flute, ductless and notchless, four to eight inches (ten to twenty centimetres) long, open at both ends and having from three to six fingerholes placed along the pipe.

They could lure people away from safety with the music of their flutes, and had magical powers and special knowledge. Some believe that red-haired Māori are their descendants. Patupaiarehe sometimes taught people magical chants and other skills. They were good at fishing, and one chief spied on them to learn how to make nets.

Patupaiarehe were seldom seen. They were thought to live in several places in the North Island, including in the Waikato, around Rotorua and in the Urewera mountains. They also lived in some places in the South Island.

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木にまつわる伝説・神話

森の精霊たちと原住民 (2)

パトゥパイアレヘ〜森の奥の暗闇に棲んでいるニュージーランドのマオリ族に伝わる夜の精霊

パトゥパイアレヘは、ニュージーランドに生息する人型の生物で、森に潜み、トランス状態を引き起こし、人を誘い出す力があると言われている。彼らは、マオリ神話に登場する超自然的な存在 (ﾍ･ｲｳｨ･ｱﾄｩｱ) で、青白い美肌、金髪または赤毛、通常普通の人と同じ背丈で、タトゥーをしていることは無いとされる。

霧を引き寄せることができるが、直射日光が当たると命に関わるため、夜行性で、霧や霧のかかった日に活動する傾向がある。生ものを好み、蒸気や火を嫌う。

コワウアウとプートゥリーノ (小笛) の音楽と、ソロ、ユニゾン、オクターブで歌われるワイアタの歌は、霧の日に時々彼らの存在を明らかにすることができる。コアウアウは、長さ4～8インチ（10～20センチ）、両端が開き、パイプに沿って3～6個の指穴がある、ダクトもノッチもない小さな笛である。

彼らは笛の音で人々を安全な場所に誘い出し、不思議な力と特別な知識を持っていた。赤毛のマオリ族はその末裔であるという説もある。パトゥパイアレヘは時々、魔法の呪文やその他の技術を人々に教えた。彼らは漁が得意で、ある酋長は網の作り方を学ぶために彼らを見張った。

パトゥパイアレヘはめったに目撃されることはなかった。ワイカトを含む、北島、ロトルア周辺、ウレウェラ山脈など、いくつかの場所に生息していたと考えられている。また、南島のいくつかの場所にも住んでいたようだ。

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#trees #tree legend #tree myth #mountain tribes #patupaiarehe #might spirits #maori #kōauau #pūtōrino #sound of nature #new zealand #nature #art

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bunnyknickers · 11 months

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affableanthropologist · 8 months

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For the final day of te wiki o te reo Māori: patupaiarehe! Pale, reclusive supernatural beings who live in the mountains and forests. Here's some art of them from books I've read recently.

Left: Ririō from Te Uruuru Whenua o te Ngātoroirangi, nā Chris Winitana.

Right: Katipō (and Kuratawhiti, and her human love Kāhu!) from Arohanui: Te Utu a Ngāi Parehe.

There's some really cool art of Kuratawhiti especially, but I couldn't find it online. Both these books are just gorgeous though- I fully recommend! I'm not sure about Te Uruuru, but Arohanui is also available in te reo Pākeha. Translated it is called Arohanui: Revenge of the Fey.

#te wiki o te reo Māori #patupaiarehe #parehe

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kalebsocs · 2 years

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No color today, sorry for the low-quality drawing today, I fell behind a bit and was essentially rushing to get yesterday’s work and todays work done. still, I hope you enjoy seeing my art.

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irawhiti · 6 months

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managed to accidentally combine welsh, te reo, english, and german in a sentence with only seven words in it while typing something out in my notes before rereading and saying "wait what the fuck am i even talking about" so that's how my day is going

#i do not even speak welsh to be clear. i'm very slowly learning but my focus is almost entirely on te reo right now #it was something to do with similarities between y tylwyth teg + ngā patupaiarehe and typing it out made me codeswitch to a stupid extent #i'm not good at sticking to one language at the best of times so using two diff languages briefly made my brain shut down #this is not the first time in the past few days this has happened also LOL

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chirst21 · 6 months

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(via "Pohutukawa patupaiarehe (Fairy)" Greeting Card for Sale by Faerieglen) Popular this week, a second card has sold, thank you to buyers

#findyourthing #redbubble #faerieglen #faerieglencreations #pohutukawa #patupaiarehe thankyou

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strawbebearts · 3 months

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Pokemon Challenge 2024! #1066 Turehure.

Turehure is the third of the trio of legendary Te'Roan fairies, along with Patupatu and Pakepake. It is a Fairy/Flying type. The patupaiarehe from Māori mythology have many names, and another is tūrehu (tooo-ray-hoo). They were said to be extremely shy and distrustful of humans, but would occasionally befriend or even marry humans - but if they got spooked or thought their supernatural nature would be exposed, they could fly away on clouds, never to be seen again.

Find the rest of the Te'Roa set in my master post!

#art #my art #pokemon #pokemon challenge 2024 #new zealand #pokemon art #fakemon #maori mythology #fairy type #flying type #legendary pokemon

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astrasdolliriumbadasdollz · 1 year

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WIP.. Maori Native Patupaiarehe Fairy (In Māori traditions mythology , patupaiarehe are fairy-like people who live in the forest or on the misty mountain tops. Sometimes they are called tūrehu or pakepakehā.)

Her Names are~ Ponamu Jade fairy guardian of nocturnal forest creatures & ancient native trees she is a tohunga (healer Dr and things witchy & spritual)

shes only 75% done still got to blush her body touch up eyebrows & face put buttons and clasps on more sewing and add on charms and other accessories & her tattoo plus a layer of MSC her big set of feather wings need alot of work still but will put her up finished once done.. im making this for another wee girl a granddaughter of my friend so these dolls are fairly kid friendly aslong as there old enough to understand they are not like other dolls etc, she pretty well articulated doll so takes goid photos & they look neat displayed on a shelf. she has two sets of clothes A casual set with shoes and fairy garmets with shoes and wings.

#fairy dolls #articulated vinyl dolls #fantasy custom doll #custom dolls #art dolls #plastic and vinyl dolls #playline customised dolls #wip #dolls #dollcore #doll clothes #sewing dolls clothes #doll shoes #dolls hair #dolls with feathers #create art dolls

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khaleesiofalicante · 4 months

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Dani,i had a fun idea. A bunch of TMI au's where the origins of the shadow world is not based around angels and demons, but on Mythologies around the world. Here's a few examples: AZTEC MYTHOLOGY: Shadowhunters were created by Quetzcoatl, the God of Protection, they still use runes. But the runes are Aztec Glyohs Warlocks were the children of humans and beings from Mictlan, the underworld, Fae are the mythical creatures of Aztec lore such as the Ahuizotl or the Quinametzin Vampires were created by Camazotz,the bat god. And Werewolves by Xolotl, the Dog of the Underworld. POLYNESIAN MYTHOLOGY Shadowhunters were created by Tane, the God of War. Instead of rune they use Ta Moko, sacred polynesian tattoos Warlocks are the children of Whiro, the god of the depths of the sea who lives deep below Fae are whimsical faerie of Polynesian myth,such as the Patupaiarehe Vampires are the children of Rangi, the Earth God. The Earth always hungers for blood Werewolves are the children of Tu, the War god of the angry face

NICO, YOUR BRAIN OMG. THIS IS SO COOL.

I'm super intrigued by the Polynesian background. It's definitely so much cooler than angels/demons - which is very much biblical.

LOVE THIS.

#tsc #the shadowhunter chronicles

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thewolfisawake · 1 year

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Aspis didn't know what excuse he gave to Emil and Katarina. Or if he even bothered to say anything. But as soon as the match was settled, he had darted from his seat to find a way down. Throngs of people milled about since the end of a fight also meant time for snacks or relief. Yet Aspis weaved through them as it reminded him of the nights filled with food vendors and street parties.

He looked for the silver hair and bright eyes that seemed to finally clarify for him. Aspis didn't even realize how fuzzy his memory of his godfather was. But seeing him reminded the hunter of the features that stood out. The ones that earned the teasing of being called 'patupaiarehe' or 'fairy.'

Meanwhile Jasper held onto one of the bullets he managed to nick before he had to hand it over to the official. He rubbed part of the coating off. The feeling of the residue was distantly familiar as he recalled loading his own coated bullets into magazines before a mission. He also felt a chill with the calculating gaze of his opponent. It reminded him of some he met in the European branch. It had Bastion written all over it. And it made the man uneasy since even if he wasn't a high priority...a criminal was a criminal for them.

He tensed and nearly swung when a hand reached his shoulder. Jasper recognized him as one of the guys in the tournament, "If you want a fight, save it for the ring will ya?"

"What? No, I don't want a fight," Aspis said. Well, he did but not like this.

"If not then buzz off," Jasper replied, turning to return to the others. With him and Donovan both advancing, they couldn't just drop out. But would he also be able to avoid that hunter that whole time? He seemed intent and if he knew about Jasper...odds were he was dealing with a blackbird. And god, he didn't think he could survive another valravn after him.

"Can we talk somewhere, please?"

"No, thank you."

Fully snubbing the weird combatant, Jasper was set to turn away. The brusqueness of the man was off-putting to Aspis. He almost thought he had it wrong. That he was seeing things. If his memory was failing him. But the prospect of anything from that time ached in his body. It hurt.

Aspis reached out and called, "Uncle Jas, please."

That brought the mercenary to a full stop. He hadn't been called that in a long time. But any pleasantry was derided by a cynicism. He wasn't the only nonhuman in this game. What stopped one from getting into his head before hand? It had to be a trick. It had to. Because he knew that anyone from that time was gone.

"I suggest you use a different tactic or I'll put you in the ground for this one," Jasper snarled, "I won't tolerate speaking ill of the dead."

Dead? He's not--Oh. He'd been so wrapped up in the thought of meeting his godfather, he didn't even think of how strange it must feel to his uncle. Those piercing eyes dared him for his next action. Aspis looked away.

Taking it as defeat, Jasper shrugged off the other and started on his way.

"You're a fairy not an elf," Aspis finally said, "You lost your wings in a bet with a centaur."

Jasper stopped again. Initially thinking he was insulted but then recalling a sunny day along warm sands. His cargo shorts soaked despite the insistence to not go in the water. The cause of it's head emerging from the waves, chattering without a care.

"And when you found them, you promised that you would take me for ride. I'd be able to see the entire island like the birds did," Aspis recalled as the man turned back to him. He rubbed his arm as he said, "...it's not nice to lie, y'know. A lot of fae don't really have wings. And you seem more like an elf than any fae based off what I've seen. And I...I would've really liked that ride."

The slate of Jasper's brain was wiped clean. His worry of being hunted and his information relay were thrown to the corner. His mind reeled as he thought of it were possible for his entire reason for surviving to just...appear to him like this. Could the world be so kind? So cruel?

He stared, looking at Aspis' frame up and down. The boy he remembered was scarcely eight the last time he'd saw him. So it was hard to imagine him over a decade later. But he thought of the scuffs from exploration and bruises of knobby knees growing to the athletic frame with scars tell tale of a far more reckless spirit. The skin tone like the warm-blessed like the woman that used to bicker with him as she pushed a tray of fruit to him. His hair was very different, much lighter than the dark locks lined with twigs and leaves and yet so familiar. But what brought it to Jasper and what should've made it obvious were the eyes that mirrored sunsets. Eyes like the one he grew up with. The one that was certainly shared by his best friend's children...his godchildren.

Despite keeping all the names like a mantra in his head, Jasper hadn't spoken them in so long. So the one he spoke came out like a worried murmur, "...Kai...?"

Those eyes seemed to light up at the name. As if they weren't heard for as long as he hadn't spoken them. And there was a smile that cemented this revelation for Jasper, "It's been a wh--oof."

The rest was muffled from the crushing embrace that caught Aspis. It was constricting as if if Jasper let go, this would disappear. Some hallucination of his mind. He also wanted the assurance that this was real. And not a ghost of his past coming to haunt him. The relief, the hope that swelled in him threatened to burst him from the inside.

A tap against his arm asked for breath. Jasper grasped Aspis by the shoulders as he pulled back. He sighed, he really did have both his parents in his looks. But then the items he tossed aside in his fervor started to resurface and bring about their own questions, "What are you doing here? You're not forced here are you? Is someone following you?"

"Uh, no. No. And I'm here with friends," he answered backwards, "What are you doing here? I thought the bet thing was a joke."

"It was. Sorta. It was with a faun and for something completely different."

"A faun? Uncle--" this time Jasper purposely covered his mouth. His senses on alert. This was the greatest news he could get and yet the worst news had preceded it, "I'll tell you all about it. It and everything else you want to know. Just not now. We can meet later--"

To this Aspis escaped his hold, "--Later? You have been gone for almost 15 years and you tell me to meet later? Are you fucking--"

"--language--"

This earned an eye roll as he continued, "--Fucking kidding me? I just found you."

"Yes, you found me in the middle of a tournament with both savory and unsavory types roaming around as spectators and competitors," Jasper pointed out, "Look, I would love to explain it all but I can't. Like you said it's been 15 years and it'll take more than 15 minutes to tell you everything. But I can find you after this."

While the initial buzz of excitement wore off, the words started to give Aspis his own doubts as he recalled the last encounter with his godfather, "What stops you from just running away again?"

Jasper cringed at the words as they struck his heart. But he shook of the wavering in his being as he clasped the other's shoulder, "I give you my word that I will come for you after this. It may be hard to believe but I'm begging you to remember what my words means. What I can say is that I have some people here and now that may have it out for me or my associates. And I don't want them to target you too. So for now, keep this under wraps."

"...I don't know if I believe you," Aspis admitted, "but I'm gonna hold you to it. Or I will find you."

Despite the threat, for the first time this whole conversation did the man resemble the man that Aspis remembered. An amused expression graced Jasper's features.

"Then it's a deal. Knock 'em dead out there, kid."

#writings #man I wish I finished this all at once #but it is done #and time for more shenanigans to roll #for reference #Kai is Aspis' actual name #And while Jasper is a godfather #he has always been introduced as 'uncle' to Aspis #thus he's called 'uncle Jas'

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bfa4ange · 2 years

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draft words for forms for exposure

Working in experimental ways within sculpture, installation and painting, my practice is inspired by histories steeped in whakapapa and is an expression of my identity.

While lamenting the serious plight for its survival, my current body of work pays homage to the rich heritage of kauri and its central role in the lives of tupuna gum diggers, unearthing familial narratives of patupaiarehe as well as kauri pūrākau in te ao Māori.

Symptoms of kauri dis-ease can appear at the lower trunk where Profuse gum is expelled or leaves and seeds sprout directly from the trunk

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tredawakandan · 2 years

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Old info i never posted👀

Many times I show you they often symbolize black/dark people as creatures/monsters in stories/movies.. In this case I'm speaking of the Caipora...It is described as a small dark being often accompanied with a animal.. The mayan vase paintings are just there for reference to show small,dark people did exist in the past which helps draw the connection.. Also used the patupaiarehe example since it's another humanoid creature that i believe is based on a real people... Pacific islanders are known to have natural blonde & red hair also

#black history #autochthonous #aboriginal #african history #black history month #black history matters #caipora #patupaiarehe #pacific islanders

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affableanthropologist · 8 months

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Some sketches from today. I re-read Chris Winitana's Te Uruuru Whenua o Ngātoroirangi and drew some of my faves.

Tamaohoi looks pretty messed up. I like when he's depicted more humanoid, but I also like the scary lava jaws in this book, so I tried to mix both.

#ngātoroirangi #patupaiarehe #tamaohoi #my scribbles

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sterlinggeedoodles · 3 years

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2021 October daily art challenge Creatures Magical and Mythical

12. Patupaiarehe

#tagged #2021 October daily art challenge #creatures magical and mythical #digital art #artists on tumblr #12 #Patupaiarehe

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nani-kaiki · 4 years

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hiide0us · 6 years

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Kind of a Moana oc. I can't believe i haven't seen this movie sooner, because it's awesome! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is Kalea (Meaning "Joy", "Happiness"). She is a Patupaiarehe, a kind of fairy-like creature in the Māori mythology, and lives in Lalotai with the rest of her little tribe, away from sunlight. She likes to scavenge for what she calls "treasures", but can really be any kind of junk she finds interesting. She even bring the shiny stuff to Tamatoa sometimes (they are on pretty good terms). She could be considered a bit weird, or at least eccentric, but is overall friendly, curious and clever. She's a bit smaller than Moana.

#moana #moana oc #disney oc #patupaiarehe #maori culture #my art

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