ORIGIN: Polynesian
TYPE: Moon Goddess
INFORMATION: Also known as Hina, Ina or Sina, she is the sister of Maui and the consort of Irewaru. Tradition has it that she can manifest herself in two forms according to the lunar phases. Her role is associated with fertility and her cult may have been imported from Asia, since Sin ins the name of a western Asiatic moon god also closely associated with fertility rites.