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  2. List of Māori deities - Wikipedia

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    Rongomai, the name of a number of separate beings. Rongo, the god of crops and peace; Ruaumoko, the god of volcanoes, earthquakes, and seasons. Tamanuiterā, the personification of the sun. Tane-rore, the personification of shimmering air. Tāwhaki, a semi-supernatural being associated with thunder and lightning. Te Uira, the personification of ...

  3. Māori mythology - Wikipedia

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    Māori mythology and Māori traditions are two major categories into which the remote oral history of New Zealand's Māori may be divided. Māori myths concern tales of supernatural events relating to the origins of what was the observable world for the pre-European Māori, often involving gods and demigods.

  4. Family tree of the Māori gods - Wikipedia

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    This is an example of a family tree of the Māori gods showing the most important gods in Māori mythology. This family tree gives just an example - there are remarkable regional variations. Māori Goddesses are displayed in italics. The primordial gods were Ranginui and Papatūānuku, Heaven and Earth.

  5. Category:Māori legendary creatures - Wikipedia

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    Mythology portal; Pages in category "Māori legendary creatures" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent ...

  6. Category:Māori mythology - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Māori mythology" The following 106 pages are in this category, out of 106 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  7. Category:Māori gods - Wikipedia

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    Male deities in Māori mythology. Pages in category "Māori gods" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.

  8. Māui (Māori mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Besides the official name of Te Waipounamu, another Māori name for the South Island is Te Waka-a-Māui, the canoe of Māui. [9]: 234 In southern traditions, the South Island is known instead as Te Waka o Aoraki [12] and predates Māui's expedition. Māui sailed a canoe called Mahaanui and after he had pulled up the North Island (Te Ika a Maui ...

  9. Tūmatauenga - Wikipedia

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    Tūmatauenga (Tū of the angry face) is the primary god of war and human activities such as hunting, food cultivation, fishing, and cooking in Māori mythology. In creation stories, Tū suggests to kill his parents to allow light into the world. After they are instead separated.