Geography/Culture: Polynesian: perhaps Maori.
Description: Goddess of thunder; She Whose dwelling is the sky; Cannibal Chieftainess; She Who sits near the end of a swinging vine guarding the way to the other world; Inventrix of the latrine; Eater of human flesh; [Mother of the evolution of life prior to the development of sight].
In some stories Her sight is restored by a slap, or an application of clay or spittle, or by throwing two young coconuts at her eyes. The theme of blindness occurs throughout the cycle of stories about Her descendants; Her son Hema, for example, was seized by goblins who gouged out his eyes to use for lights.
To Whom Sacred: Taro root; latrine (She taught humanity the use of it too); the number 10; a great fish-hook trimmed with red feathers.
Male Associates: Consort: Kaitangata, Man-Eater, a warrior chief. She descended from the sky to marry him believing his name meant he enjoyed the same diet as Herself but it alluded to his prowess as a warrior. Sons: Hema, ----, and Punga, ----.

Titles/Variants, etc:
• In Hawaii She is identified with Hina-Who-Worked-in-the-Moon, Who is linked with Ina, Lady.
• She bears some resemblance to Ruruhi-Kerepo, Blind-Old-Woman, below.

Geography/Culture: Maori.
Linguistic Note: Maori ruruhi 'old woman', and kerepo, 'blind'.
Description: Old blind Ogress; She Who can look harmless enough; She Whose hands are gnarled, strong and hairy, with claw-like nails; She Whose open mouth looks like the jaw of a taniwha; She Who, after biting off the head of a victim, swallows the body whole; She Whose body bristles, like a porcupine fish, with the bones of the people She's swallowed.
To Whom Sacred: cloak (with which She is usually covered); the number 5 (the number of young girls She has been known to eat at one time); [taniwha (fabulous monster, usually aquatic)].

Source:
• Russian Baba-Yaga, ----, (Who is linked with Rozanica, Genetrix), bears some similar characteriestics to Ruruhi-Kerepo, Blind-Old-Woman.
• She is also called Matua-Keke, M*TW1-KAKA, Aunt.
• By the meaning of Her name and Her cannibalistic way She seems related to Whaitiri, Blind-Grandmother, above. Are they alternate names for each other?