Miru (goddess)
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Miru is a goddess in the Polynesian mythology of the Cook Islands who lives in Avaiki beneath Mangaia. She feeds the souls of dead people a bowl of live centipedes, causing them to writhe in agony, then encourages them to seek relief by diving into a lake, where they drown and can be cooked and eaten at her leisure.[1] The Tapairu are her daughters, and Tau-Titi is her son.[2]
Miru also features in Maori mythology (New Zealand) as the Goddess of Death.
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