- 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...
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earth mother bearing over 500
children of male and
female including Tāwhirimātea, Tāne and Tangaroa. Both
Ranginui and Papatūānuku lie
locked together...
- Whaitiri, is also a
personification of lightning. Tāwhaki
Tāwhirimātea Keanel,
Basil (2006). "
Tāwhirimātea – the weather: Wind and Storms". Te Ara Encyclopedia...
- 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...
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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...
- 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...
- Ngātuere
Tāwhirimātea Tāwhao (died 1890) was a Māori
leader from the Ngāti
Kahungunu iwi (tribe),
during early European settlement of the
Wairarapa region...
-
version of Ngā mata o te
ariki o
Tāwhirimātea, "the eyes of the god
Tāwhirimātea".
According to Māori tradition,
Tāwhirimātea, the god of wind and weather...
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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...
- the
forest and all
forest creatures such as animals,
birds and trees;
Tāwhirimātea - god of wind and storms; Haumia-tiketike - god of
uncultivated food...
