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by Micha F. Lindemans

"Without equal". The name of a race of Polynesian nymphs who may arise from limpid pools on moonlit nights to join dancers (see: Tau-Titi). The Tapairu also inhabit the pool that leads to the underworld. The goddess of death Miru sends them out to seduce men away from the earth.