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  2. Māui - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Māui (Māori mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Māui is the son of Taranga, the wife of Makeatutara.He was a miraculous birth – his mother threw her premature infant [a] into the sea wrapped in a tress of hair from her topknot (tikitiki) – hence Māui's full name is Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga.

  4. Māui (Hawaiian mythology) - Wikipedia

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    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 album, Facing Future, which is the highest selling Hawaiian album of all time.

  5. Maui Mythbusters - AOL

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    As the ancient Hawaiian people passed down myths and legends for generations, no corner of the state was left without some sort of god or goddess, mythological warrior, or Maui Mythbusters Skip to ...

  6. Category:Maui (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Maui (mythology)" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  7. List of figures in the Hawaiian religion - Wikipedia

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    Hawaiian narrative or mythology, tells stories of nature and life. It is considered a variant of a more general Polynesian narrative, developing its own unique character for several centuries before about 1800. It is associated with the Hawaiian religion. The religion was officially suppressed in the 19th century, but kept alive by some ...

  8. Māori mythology - Wikipedia

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    The Maui myth, for example, was important not only as entertainment but also because it embodied the beliefs of the people concerning such things as the origin of fire, of death, and of the land in which they lived. The ritual chants concerning firemaking, fishing, death, and so on made reference to Maui and derived their power from such reference.

  9. Hine-nui-te-pō - Wikipedia

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    Māui attempting to enter Hine-nui-te-pō. Carving by Tene Waitere in the meeting house Rauru (opened in 1900). [1] Hinenuitepo meeting house at Te Whaiti in 1930. Hine-nui-te-pō ("the great woman of the night") in Māori legends, is a goddess of night who receives the spirits of humans when they die.