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List of Gods : "God Polynesia" - 115 records

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Name ▲▼Origin ▲▼Description ▲▼
Supreme god name
"Fakavelikele"
Polynesia The supreme god of the Futuna who, with songia and Fitu, was considered the source of all good and evil. Polynesia
Goddess name
"Faumea"
Polynesia Goddess of fertility. Polynesia
God name
"Fe'e"
Polynesian God of the dead. Perceived as a giant cuttlefish who was once subdued by the god of deep underground rocks. Part of the principle of Polynesian religion that every deity has a superior and and inferior who have either bested, or been bested by, the other at some mythical time....
God name
"Haikili"
Hawaii The god of thunder.Hawaii Polynesian
Goddess name
"Haka"
Polynesia The goddess who, along with her husband Tetoo, created the sky and the earth. Polynesia
Goddess name
"Hakea"
Polynesian, Hawaii Goddess of the underworld. Her role was generally shared with the chthonic goddess Miru....
Deities name
"Hanui-o-Rangi (fatber of winds)"
Polynesian God of winds and weather. He is the son of the sky god RANGINUI, who fathered him on one of his early consorts, Pokoharua, the sister of TANGAROA, the sea god. All the subsequent descendants of Hanui-o-Rangi are believed to rule over various aspects of the weather. Hanui thus fathered Tawhiri, the god of the northwest wind, whose son was Tiu. They control the fierce storms from the east. The children of Tiu include Hine-I-Tapapauta and Hine-Tu-Whenua, the deities overseeing the more gentle westerly winds. Hine-Tu-Whenua is the mother of Hakona-Tipu and Pua-I-Taha, controlling the southern and southwesterly gales....
Goddess name
"Haumea"
Hawaiian Mother goddess. ] She is the daughter of PAPATUANUKU, the primordial earth mother, and is revered by many people of Polynesia and by the Maori of New Zealand. Her more notable children include PELE, the volcano goddess of Hawaii, and HI'AIKA, the goddess of the dance. As a deity responsible for birth, Haumea possesses a magical wand that she used at the time of creation to engender fruit trees and fish. From time to time she uses it to replenish stocks. Mythology also identifies her as a heroine who saved herself and her consort from enemies at the time of creation by hiding in a breadfruit tree and fending off the attackers with poisonous sap and wood splinters....
God name
"Haumiatiketike"
Maori vegetation god Polynesia / Maori
God name
"Haumiatiketike"
Polynesian / including Maori vegetation god. The deity concerned with wild plants gathered as food, and particularly with the rhizome of the bracken which has been traditionally relied on by the Maori in times of famine or need....
God name
"Haumiatiketike/ Haumia"
Polynesia / Maori A vegetation God
Goddess name
"Havea Lolo Fonua"
Polynesia Goddess of intercourse Polynesia
Goddess name
"Hina"
Polynesian / Tahiti moon goddess. In local traditions the daughter of the god TANGAROA and creatrix of the moon, which she governs. She lives in one of its dark spots representing groves of trees which she brought from earth in a canoe and planted. She is also represented as the consort of Tangaroa. Hina probably evolved in Tahiti from the Polynesian underworld goddess HINE-NUITE-PO. Also SINA (Samoa); Ina (Hervey Islands)....
Goddess name
"Hina-Uri"
Polynesian moon goddess. Also known as HINA, Ina or SINA, she is the sister of MAUI and the consort of Irewaru. Tradition has it that she can manifest herself in two forms according to the lunar phases. Her role is åśśociated with fertility and her cult may have been imported from Asia, since SIN is the name of a western Asiatic moon god also closely åśśociated with fertility rites....
Goddess name
"Hine-Ahu-One"
Maori Chthonic goddess Polynesia / Maori
Goddess name
"Hine-Ahu-One (maiden formed of the earth)"
Polynesian / including Maori Chthonic goddess. Engendered by the god TANE when he needed a consort because, with the exception of the primordial earth mother PAPATUANUKU, all the existing gods of creation were male. Tane created her out of the red earth and breathed life into her. She became the mother of HINE-ATA-UIRA....
Goddess name
"Hine-Ata-Uira"
Maori Goddess of light Polynesia / Maori
Goddess name
"Hine-Ata-Uira (daughter of the sparkling dawn)"
Polynesian / including Maori Goddess of light. The daughter of the creator god TANE and HINEAHU-ONE. She did not remain a sky goddess but descended into the underworld, where she became the personification of death, HINE-NUITE-PO....
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