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Makemake with two birdmen, carved from red scoria

Makemake (also written as Make-make or MakeMake; pronounced [ˈmakeˈmake] in Rapa Nui^[1]) in the Rapa Nui mythology of Easter Island, was the creator of humanity, the god of fertility and the chief god of the "Tangata manu" or bird-man cult (this cult succeeded the island's more famous Moai era).

He is a frequent subject of the Rapanui's petroglyphs.

In astronomy

The trans-Neptunian dwarf planet, originally designated 2005 FY9, is named Makemake in an allusion to the shared connection of the dwarf planet and Easter Island with Easter. (The dwarf planet was discovered shortly after Easter 2005; the first European contact with Easter Island was on Easter Sunday 1722.)^[2]^[3] The planet's code name was "Easterbunny".

References

^ Robert D. Craig (2004). "Handbook of Polynesian Mythology" (Document). ABC-CLIO. p. 63. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |isbn= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)
^ Blue, Jennifer (July 14, 2008). "(136472) 2005 FY9 Named Makemake". Retrieved 2008-07-15.
^ Mike Brown (2008). "Mike Brown's Planets: What's in a name? [part 2]". CalTech. Retrieved 2008-07-14.

Alfred Métraux. [1940] 1971. Ethnology of Easter Island. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 160. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press.
Katherine Routledge The Mystery of Easter Island 1919 ISBN 0-932813-48-8
VAN TILBURG, Jo Anne. 1994. Easter Island: Archaeology, Ecology and Culture. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.

[craig-1] Robert D. Craig (2004). "Handbook of Polynesian Mythology" (Document). ABC-CLIO. p. 63. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |isbn= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)

[2] Blue, Jennifer (July 14, 2008). "(136472) 2005 FY9 Named Makemake". Retrieved 2008-07-15.

[brownblog-3] Mike Brown (2008). "Mike Brown's Planets: What's in a name? [part 2]". CalTech. Retrieved 2008-07-14.

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 ==In astronomy==
+The [[trans-Neptunian object|trans-Neptunian]] [[dwarf planet]], originally designated '''2005 FY9''', is named [[Makemake (dwarf planet)|Makemake]] in an allusion to the shared connection of the dwarf planet and Easter Island with [[Easter]]. (The dwarf planet was discovered shortly after Easter 2005; the first European contact with Easter Island was on Easter Sunday 1722.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/HotTopics/index.php?/archives/337-136472-2005-FY9-Named-Makemake.html |title=(136472) 2005 FY9 Named Makemake |last=Blue |first=Jennifer |date=July 14, 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref><ref name=brownblog>{{cite web|title=Mike Brown's Planets: What's in a name? [part 2]|author=Mike Brown|work=CalTech|year=2008|url=http://www.mikebrownsplanets.com/2008/07/whats-in-name-part-2.html|accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref> The planet's code name was "Easterbunny".
-The [[trans-Neptunian object|trans-Neptunian]] [[small or dwarf
- planet]], originally designated '''2005 FY9''', is named [[Makemake (dwarf planet)|Makemake]] in an allusion to the shared connection of the dwarf planet and Easter Island with [[Easter]]. (The dwarf planet was discovered shortly after Easter 2005; the first European contact with Easter Island was on Easter Sunday 1722.)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/HotTopics/index.php?/archives/337-136472-2005-FY9-Named-Makemake.html |title=(136472) 2005 FY9 Named Makemake |last=Blue |first=Jennifer |date=July 14, 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref><ref name=brownblog>{{cite web|title=Mike Brown's Planets: What's in a name? [part 2]|author=Mike Brown|work=CalTech|year=2008|url=http://www.mikebrownsplanets.com/2008/07/whats-in-name-part-2.html|accessdate=2008-07-14}}</ref> The planet's code name was "Easterbunny".
 [[File:Motu Nui.jpg|right|thumb|Petroglyphs on rocks at [[Orongo]]. Makemake at base and two [[Tangata manu|birdmen]] higher up]]