Kāne

Hawaiian · deity · primordial · deity

Highest of the four great Hawaiian gods; deity of creation, sunlight and fresh water.

Domains

creation
fresh water
sunlight

Powers

Give life and form to humankind
Open freshwater springs by striking the ground

Epithets

Kāne-i-ka-wai-ola

Relations

companion: Kanaloa
equated with: Tāne

Sources

Beckwith, Hawaiian Mythology (1940)

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