Haua

Haua (in cult Haua-tu'u-take-take, 'chief of the eggs') is the companion god of Makemake. Together the two are the masters of the sea-bird flocks: they drove the nesting birds to the islets Motu Nui and Motu Iti and, appearing to a priestess, founded the birdman cult and the food-offering set aside 'for Haua, for Makemake!'. He is named among the four gods of the birdman sect, with his wife vi'e Hoa.

Domains

• birds
• fertility

Powers

• Master the sea-bird flocks
• Master the sea-bird flocks as Chief of the Eggs

Epithets

• Haua-tuʻu-take-take rap · Haua-tuu-take-take · cultHaua, chief of the eggsAlfred Métraux, Ethnology of Easter Island, Bishop Museum Bulletin 160 (1940) (secondary)

Relations

• companion: MakemakeInseparable companion of Makemake in the mastery of the sea-birds and in the food-offering 'for Haua, for Makemake!'.Métraux, Ethnology of Easter Island (1940) (primary); Routledge, The Mystery of Easter Island (1919) (primary)
• spouse: Vie HoaReciprocal of rapanui_vie_hoa.spouse (alphabetical family sweep). (auto reciprocal)

Sources

• existence: Alfred Métraux, Ethnology of Easter Island (Bishop Museum Bulletin 160, 1940) (primary); Katherine Routledge, The Mystery of Easter Island (1919) (primary)