Pere 96516 223603806 2008-07-04T21:01:01Z Severo 1832829 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting|stub sorting]] using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] # In [[Falconry|falconer]]'s jargon, "pere" may be a written abbreviation for [[peregrine falcon]].'' # In the mythology of the [[Cook Islands]], '''Pere''' is the daughter of [[Mahuika|Ma'uike]], from whom Maui obtained fire and placed it into trees. Pere has some features in common with the Hawaiian volcano goddess [[Pele (mythology)|Pele]]. # '''Père''' is the French word for ''father''. It is sometimes used in French to distinguish a father from a son, e.g. [[Alexandre Dumas, père]] versus [[Alexandre Dumas, fils]]. ==References== * Best, Elsdon, 1872. ''Maori Religion and Mythology, Part 2''. Dominion Museum Bulletin No.11. Museum of New Zealand: Wellington, 351. [[Category:Cook Islands mythology]] {{oceania-myth-stub}} {{CookIslands-stub}}