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{{short description|Polynesian mythological goddess}}
In [[Polynesian mythology]], '''Hine-Tu-Whenua''' is a kind and beneficent [[wind]] goddess. She was very helpful toward sailors and helped them reach their destinations safely. Hineitapapauta is considered her mother.<ref name="Andersen2012">{{cite book|last=Andersen|first=Johannes C.|title=Myths & Legends of the Polynesians|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hT3RAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT360|date=18 December 2012|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn=978-1-4629-0778-6|page=360}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Andersen |first=Johannes Carl |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C3YcAAAAMAAJ&dq=Hine-Tu-Whenua&pg=PA530 |title=Maori Life in Ao-tea |date=1907 |publisher=Whitcombe and Tombs limited |language=en}}</ref>

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