- In Māori mythology,
Tāwhirimātea (or Tāwhiri) is the god of weather,
including thunder and lightning, wind,
clouds and storms. He is a son of Papatūānuku...
-
primordial sky
father and
earth mother bearing over 70
children including Tāwhirimātea, Tāne and Tangaroa, all of whom are male. Both
Ranginui and Papatūānuku...
- into the world.
After they are
instead separated. One of his
brothers Tāwhirimātea was not
happy with this and had
declared war
against his
brothers and...
- Whaitiri, is also a
personification of lightning. Tāwhaki
Tāwhirimātea Keanel,
Basil (2006). "
Tāwhirimātea – the weather: Wind and Storms". Te Ara Enyclopedia...
- the Moon and the Sun. At last
Rangi looked handsome (Orbell 1998:145).
Tāwhirimātea, the god of
storms and winds, is
angry that the
parents have been torn...
-
forcible separation of
their parents, he is
attacked by his
brother Tāwhirimātea, the atua of storms, and
forced to hide in the sea.
Tangaroa is the father...
- Ngātuere
Tāwhirimātea Tāwhao (died 1890) was a Māori
leader from the Ngāti
Kahungunu iwi (tribe),
during early European settlement of the
Wairarapa region...
- Haumia's
involvement meant he was
subjected to the fury of
their brother,
Tāwhirimātea, god of the
winds and storms, who
would have
killed him if
their mother...
-
lightning (Reed 1963:158).
Another more
primary atua of thunder, a male, is
Tāwhirimātea.
Whaitiri is a
fearsome figure, fond of cannibalism. When she
hears of...
- mythology, is a god of wind. He is the god of
ordinary winds, in
contrast to
Tāwhirimātea, who is the god of tempests. To the
Waitaha tribe of the
South Island...
