Tāwhirimātea

Māori god of weather and storms; alone he opposed the separation of his parents.

Parentage

• Ranginui
• Papatūānuku

Domains

• weather
• wind storms

Powers

• Raise winds, hurricanes and thunderstorms
• Beget the many winds and clouds as offspring
• Beget the winds and the cloud-hosts
• Hurl thunder, lightning, hail and snow

Relations

• sibling: Haumia-tiketike
• sibling: Rongo
• sibling: Tāne
• sibling: Tangaroa
• sibling: Tūmatauenga
• sibling: Whiro

Sources

• Grey, Polynesian Mythology (1855)