Tāwhirimātea
Māori · deity · primordial · deity
Māori god of weather and storms; alone he opposed the separation of his parents.
Parentage
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