Tāwhirimātea
Māori · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Māori god of weather and storms; alone he opposed the separation of his parents.
Parentage
- parent: Ranginui
- parent: 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-tiketikeFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Ranginui & Papatūānuku) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: RongoFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Ranginui & Papatūānuku) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: TāneFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Ranginui & Papatūānuku) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: TangaroaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Ranginui & Papatūānuku) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: TūmatauengaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Ranginui & Papatūānuku) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: WhiroFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Ranginui & Papatūānuku) per the figures' cited genealogy.
Sources
- existence: Grey, Polynesian Mythology (1855) (primary)