Māori / PolynesianAotearoa / PolynesiaRace
Maero
Also known as: Mohoao, Maeroero
Basic account
Wild folk of the forest in Māori tradition - long fingers, fierce, untamed.
Account
The maero (or maeroero) are wild beings of the bush in Māori tradition - rough, long-nailed, dwelling beyond the cleared spaces of human order. They fight with trees and stones, may steal people, and embody the untamed forest. Related figures appear across Polynesia under different names.
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