Rohe’s Family Tree

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Family

• Maui(spouse)— Consort

  Rohe was Maui's wife in Maori tradition, until Maui tricked her into swapping faces — she took his handsome visage and he her plain one, but the deception drove Rohe to flee in shame to the underworld, where she became a guardian of the dead.

  ⚠ Rohe appears primarily in Maori sources; her role as Maui's wife is not widely attested outside New Zealand traditions.

Associated with

• Maui,Pō

  Maui tricked his wife Rohe into exchanging faces — he took her beauty and left her his ugly visage, driving Rohe to flee in shame to Pō, the underworld, where she became a figure among the dead.