Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Elihino" | Cherokee | Goddess of the earth Cherokee |
Goddess name "Ihi" | Tahiti | Goddess of learning, of wisdom. Tahiti |
Goddess name "Kanikanihia" | Hawaii | Goddess of love Hawaii |
Goddess name "Riddihivasita" | Buddhist | A minor goddess |
Goddess name "Tawhaki" | Polynesian / Maori | Heroic god. A descendant of the creator god Rehua and grandson of Whatitiri, the goddess of thunder, Tawhaki is the third child of Hema and Urutonga. He is the younger sibling of the goddess Pupu-mai-nono and the god Karihi. In some Polynesian traditions Tawhaki is thought of as a mortal ancestor whose consort was the goddess Tangotango on whom he fathered a daughter, Arahuta. Tawhaki's father was killed during tribal warfare with a mythical clan known as the Ponaturi and he himself was the subject of jealous rivalry concerning the goddess Hine-Piripiri. During this time attempts were made to kill him. He fathered children by Hine-Piripiri, including Wahieroa, who is generally perceived as being embodied in comets.... |