Family tree of the Māori gods
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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.
Earth mother | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ruaumoko God of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Seasons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hine Tiitama Later, Hine-nui-te-pō, Goddess of death | Hine-te-Iwaiwa | Punga Ancestor of all strange creatures | Taro Colocasia esculenia | Aka-pohue | Aka-Tawhiwhi | Kaitangata Husband of Whaitiri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tangaroa-a-kiukiu | Tangaroa-a-roto | Rona | Ikatere Ancestor of fish | Tū-te-wehiwehi Ancestor of reptiles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hine Raumati Personification of Summer | Hine Takurua Personification of Winter | Māui Demigod | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tama-nui-te-rā Personification of the Sun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Te Anu-matao was the wife of Tangaroa.
Hine-titamauri was the wife of Punga.
Hine-te-Iwaiwa married Tangaroa and had Tangaroa-a-kiukiu, Tangaroa-a-roto, and Rona. Tangaroa-a-roto and Rona married Te Marama the moon. Hinetakurua married Tama-nui-te-ra, the Sun.[2]
Uru-Te-ngangana is believed to be the father of all light, and his children are stars, sun and moon.
The father and mother of creation/all gods are personifications of the stages of creation; Te Kore, Te Po, etc
See also
References
- ^ Ayla Te Aira Blair-Smith
- ISBN 9780143010289.
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