Within the Matariki star cluster are nine stars.
Around the world it is known by different names:
- Pleiades (ancient Greek)
- Seven Sisters (English)
- Freyja’s hens (Norse/Vikings)
- Subaru (Japan) "Gathered Together"
- Makali‘i (Hawaii) "Eyes of Royalty"
- Mao or Hairy Head of the White Tiger of the West (China)
- Krittika (India)
Waitī (Greek: Maia) a female entity is the brighter of the twin stars, sitting above its twin Waitā (Greek: Taygeta) the male entity.
Associated with rivers and lakes, the flow of freshwater down to the ocean (salt) and the food sources that are sustained by those waters.
The image below gives the positions and name of each star specific to the southern hemisphere.
Images of this star cluster (Pleiades or Seven Sisters) from the northern hemisphere perspective, has the stars switched the other way around.
THIS IS A REVERSE WHERIGO
What is a Reverse Wherigo?
It is a type of Wherigo that tells you the distance, but NOT the bearing/direction to the geocache.
You can start playing this Reverse Wherigo from anywhere, but the final geocache is within 3.2km of the starting co-ordinates listed on this cache page.
For those that would like to attempt to play the Reverse Wherigo, you will need download an app to your phone that can run Wherigo cartridges:
- Android: WhereYouGo – Play store
- iOS: Wherigo - Mac App store
HOW TO PLAY
Log into wherigo.com using the same name and password that you use for geocaching.
Download the Wherigo cartridge (use the PC format) to your phone.
This Wherigo uses The Reverse Cache - beta a cartridge created by Waldmeister and can be found HERE
Play the game via the cartridge in the Wherigo app:
When you start the Wherigo cartridge you will be asked for some code numbers:
159246
369718
392407
It is hoped that you will attempt to play the Wherigo, but because this is old technology and modern phones may not let you download the Wherigo app, an alternative way to play the game is to use a online solver.
The solver means you do not need to download the Reverse Wherigo cartridge to your phone, and will give the exact co-ordinates which you will then need to update on the cache page.
It uses the three code numbers above, and the link to the online solver can be found by clicking below:
Reverse Wherigo Decoder: Waldmeister