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Polynesian & Oceanic

Mahuika

Mahuika, the Māori goddess of fire — the fierce fire-deity who held fire in her fingers and toes, from whom the trickster Māui stole fire by a ruse,

Sep 2, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Ruaumoko

Rūaumoko (Ruaimoko), the Māori god of earthquakes, volcanoes, and the seasons — the youngest, unborn child carried within the Earth Mother Papatūānuku,

Sep 1, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Whiro

Whiro (Whiro-te-tipua), the Māori god of darkness, evil, and death — the malevolent lord of the underworld and of disease, the great adversary of Tāne and

Sep 1, 202610 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Haumia-tiketike

Haumia-tiketike (Haumia), the Māori god of wild and uncultivated food — the son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku who presides over the aruhe (edible fernroot)

Sep 1, 20269 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Rongo

Rongo (Rongo-mā-Tāne), the Māori god of cultivated food, agriculture, and peace — the son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku who presides over the kūmara and the

Sep 1, 20267 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Tawhirimatea

Tāwhirimātea (Tāwhiri), the Māori god of weather and storms — the son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku who alone opposed the separation of his parents and made

Sep 1, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Papatuanuku

Papatūānuku (Papa), the primordial earth-goddess of Māori mythology — the great Earth Mother from whom all living things spring, parted in grief from the

Sep 1, 20268 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Ranginui

Ranginui (Rangi), the primordial sky-god of Māori mythology — the great Sky Father locked in embrace with the earth-mother Papatūānuku until their

Aug 31, 20269 min read

Polynesian & Oceanic

Tumatauenga

Tūmatauenga (Tū), the Māori god of war and humankind — the fierce son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku who stood alone against the storm-god Tāwhirimātea and

Aug 31, 20268 min read

Norse & Germanic

Wolpertinger

The Wolpertinger, the legendary chimerical creature of Bavarian folklore — a fantastical horned, fanged, winged rabbit-beast assembled from many animals,

Aug 31, 20267 min read