Hawaiian mythology
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Hawaiian mythology comprises the legends, historical tales, and sayings of the ancient Hawaiian people. It is considered a variant of a more general Polynesian mythology, developing its own unique character for several centuries before about 1800. It is associated with the Hawaiian religion. The religion was officially suppressed in the 19th century, but kept alive by some practitioners to the modern day.
Prominent figures and terms in Hawaiian mythology[edit]
- Aumakua - spirit of an ancestor or family god
- ‘Elepaio - monarch flycatcher
- Haikili - god of thunder
- Haumea - goddess of birth
- Hiʻiaka - goddess of hula and daughter of Haumea
- Hina - goddess of Moon
- Kaha'i
- Kahōʻāliʻi - god of underworld
- Kalamainuʻu - lizard goddess
- Kamapuaʻa
- Kāmohoaliʻi - shark god
- Kanaloa - complementary power of Kāne
- Kāne - highest of the four major Hawaiian deities
- Kāne-milo-hai or Kāne-hekili
- Kapo
- Kapu - the ancient code of conduct of laws and regulations
- Kapua
- Kaulu - killer of Haumea
- Kinilau
- Iao
- Kū - god of war
- Kumulipo - ancient chant of creation
- Laka - culture hero, son of Wahieloa
- Lono
- Lona - Moon goddess
- Mana - impersonal force
- Kuula, fish deity
- Māui - ancient hero and chief
- Menehune
- Nāmaka - sea goddess and sister of Pele
- Nuʻakea - goddess of milk
- Nightmarchers
- Nuʻu - Hawaiian Noah
- Paʻao
- Pakaʻa - god of the wind
- Paliuli
- Poliʻahu - goddesses of snow
- Papahanaumoku
- Pele - goddess of wind, lightning and volcanoes
- Ukupanipo - another shark god
- Wahieloa
- Wākea - Sky father
See also[edit]
- Folklore in Hawaii
- Ghosts in Polynesian culture
- Hawaiian religion
- Māori mythology
- Polynesian mythology
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