Explore: Hine (polynesian Deity)

A night deity is a goddess or god in mythology associated with night, or the night sky. They commonly feature in polytheistic religions. The following

In Polynesian mythology, Tuna is a god of eels. In Hawaiian mythology he fights with Māui, who is having an affair with his wife Hina. Māui kills him,

Mahuika is a Māori fire deity and consort of the god Auahitūroa. In some versions, she is the younger sister of Hine-nui-te-pō, goddess of death. It was

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

A wind god is a god who controls the wind(s). Air deities may also be considered here as wind is nothing more than moving air. Many polytheistic religions

fourth edition. First published 1854. (Reed: Wellington), 1971. G. Grey, Polynesian Mythology, Illustrated edition, reprinted 1976. (Whitcombe and Tombs:

incompatibility (help) "Hine-nui-te-po". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2021-05-27. Tregear, Edward (1891). The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary.

death for future generations. In Polynesian mythology, death is the result of the hero Māui being swallowed up by Hine-nui-te-pō or Night. If he had escaped

the Tokelauan tanifa is a sea-monster that eats people. In most other Polynesian languages, the cognate words refer to sharks or simply fish. Some anthropologists

meaning 'to be short-legged' or 'dance'; all from Proto-Polynesian saka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakaŋ, meaning 'bowlegged'. Haka is a form of indigenous