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In Hawaiian religion, Pele (pronounced ) is the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands.Often referred to as "Madame Pele" or "Tūtū Pele" as a sign of respect, she is a well-known deity within Hawaiian mythology and is notable for her contemporary presence and cultural influence as an enduring figure from ancient Hawaii. [1]
A volcano deity is a deification of a volcano. Volcano deities are often associated with fire , and are often represented as fire deities as well. The following is a list of volcano deities:
Konohanasakuya-hime is the goddess of Mount Fuji and all volcanoes in Japanese mythology; she is also the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life. [1] [2] She is often considered an avatar of Japanese life, especially since her symbol is the sakura (cherry blossom).
Haumea - goddess of birth; Hiʻiaka - sister of Pele, daughter of Haumea & Kāne; Hina - goddess of Moon; Kahōʻāliʻi - see Kamohoalii; Kalanipoo - bird goddess Queen; 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 ...
Lalahon: the Bisaya goddess of fire, volcanoes, and the harvest; [14] Lalahon the fire-breathing goddess of Mount Canlaon who could be invoked for good crops but who sent out swarms of locusts if angered [15] Gunung: a Bisaya deity of volcanoes [16]
In the first run, Poliʻahu easily passed the stranger. Graciously, Poliʻahu exchanged sleds with the stranger, before winning again. On the third run, the stranger tried to prevent Poliʻahu from winning by opening lava streams in front of her, revealing herself as the volcano goddess Pele.
Kīlauea itself means "spewing" or "much spreading" in Hawaiian, [16] and Kīlauea is the body of the deity Pele, goddess of fire, lightning, wind, and volcanoes. [124] The conflict between Pele and the rain god Kamapuaʻa was centered there; Halemaʻumaʻu, "House of the ʻamaʻumaʻu fern", derives its name from the struggle between the two gods.
One of the legends about Moʻo is that Pele is the volcano goddess who sends her little sister, Hiʻiaka, to rescue a mortal lover. “As Hiʻiaka travels island to island, she encounters many moʻo. On the windward cliffs of Molokaʻi, the young goddess and her attendant Wahineʻomaʻo come to an impassable ravine.