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Māui or Maui is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Very rarely was Māui actually worshipped, being less of a deity ( demigod ) and more of a folk hero . His origins vary from culture to culture, but many of his main exploits remain relatively similar.
Māui prayed to his great ancestors Tāwhirimātea, god of weather, and Whaitiri-matakataka, goddess of thunder, who answered by pouring rain to extinguish the fire. Mahuika threw her last nail at Māui, but it missed him and flew into some trees including the māhoe and the kaikōmako .
Tāwhirimātea was enraged, as he saw it as a move to usurp his kingdom. So the god flew to the sky and communed with his father. Rangi reluctantly agreed to help his son wage a brutal war on his siblings. They were the spirits of winds, storms, and rain. Tāwhirimātea assembled his huge army and set out to conquer his brothers.
Kamapuaʻa - warlike god of wild boars, husband of Pele; Kāmohoaliʻi - shark god and brother to the major gods, such as Pele; Kanaloa – God of the ocean, working in concert with Kāne [1] Kāne – God of male procreation, fishponds, agriculture, sorcery; created world with help from Lono and Kū [1] Kānehekili – Thunder god [1] Kapo
In the song "Shiny" composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Mark Mancina, Tamatoa called Maui "Ya little semi-demi-mini-god". [8] This version of Maui incorporates elements of the Māui from Māori mythology and other Polynesian narratives. Maui was also the subject of Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's song "Maui Hawaiian Sup'pa Man" in his most well-known ...
Even the type of material used in the lei has meaning – the vibrant pink lokelani is the flower of Maui while the warm-hued flowers from the a‘ali‘i shrub represent resilience, according to ...
Tangaroa, the god of the ocean and the creatures within. (Original Father in the Main Mythology) Tāwhirimātea, the god of storms and violent weather. Tūmatauenga, the god of war, hunting, cooking, fishing, and food cultivation. Whiro, the lord of darkness and embodiment of all evil and death. Aituā, the god of death, unhappiness, and ...
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