Table of Contents
72 relations: Aliʻi, Atlas (mythology), Cautionary tale, Culture hero, Deity, Demigod, Dwayne Johnson, Facing Future, Folk hero, Greek mythology, Haʻapai, Hair, Hawaiʻiloa, Hawaii, Hawaiian religion, Heracles, Hero, Hikuleʻo, Hina (goddess), Hine-nui-te-pō, Hoderi, Honolulu, Immortality, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, John Rutherfurd Blair, Karakia, Kumulipo, Kupua, Lambton Quay, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mafuiʻe, Mahoe, Mahuika, Mangareva, Marae, Maui, Maui (Moana), Māori mythology, Moana (2016 film), Moana (character), New Guinea, New Zealand fantail, North Island, Obsidian, Pandora's Box (1999 video game), Pennantia corymbosa, Polynesia, Polynesian mythology, Pulotu, Rangatira, ... Expand index (22 more) »
- Legendary Polynesian people
- Maui (mythology)
- Polynesian gods
Aliʻi
The aliʻi were the traditional nobility of the Hawaiian islands.
See Māui and Aliʻi
Atlas (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Atlas (Ἄτλας, Átlās) is a Libyan god and a Titan in Greek mythology condemned to hold up the heavens or sky for eternity in Libya after the Titanomachy.
See Māui and Atlas (mythology)
Cautionary tale
A cautionary tale or moral tale is a tale told in folklore to warn its listener of a danger.
Culture hero
A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to some group (cultural, ethnic, religious, etc.) who changes the world through invention or discovery. Māui and culture hero are Heroes in mythology and legend.
Deity
A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over the universe, nature or human life.
See Māui and Deity
Demigod
A demigod is a part-human and part-divine offspring of a deity and a human, or a human or non-human creature that is accorded divine status after death, or someone who has attained the "divine spark" (divine illumination).
See Māui and Demigod
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name the Rock, is an American actor, professional wrestler, and businessman.
Facing Future
Facing Future is the second album by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, released in 1993.
Folk hero
A folk hero or national hero is a type of hero – real, fictional or mythological – with their name, personality and deeds embedded in the popular consciousness of a people, mentioned frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films.
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.
Haʻapai
Haʻapai is a group of islands, islets, reefs, and shoals in the central part of Tonga.
See Māui and Haʻapai
Hair
Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis.
See Māui and Hair
Hawaiʻiloa
Hawaiiloa (alt. Hawaii Loa or Ke Kowa i Hawaii) is a mythical Hawaiian fisherman and navigator who is said to have discovered the island of Hawaiokinai.
Hawaii
Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.
See Māui and Hawaii
Hawaiian religion
Hawaiian religion refers to the indigenous religious beliefs and practices of native Hawaiians, also known as the kapu system.
See Māui and Hawaiian religion
Heracles
Heracles (glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.
Hero
A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength.
See Māui and Hero
Hikuleʻo
In the mythology of Tonga, Havea Hikuleo is the goddess of the world, Pulotu.
Hina (goddess)
Hina is the name assigned to a number of Polynesian deities.
Hine-nui-te-pō
Hine-nui-te-pō ("Great woman of night") in Māori legends, is a goddess of night and she receives the spirits of humans when they die.
Hoderi
, in Japanese mythology and folklore, was a deity of the bounty of the sea and enchanted fisherman.
See Māui and Hoderi
Honolulu
Honolulu is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean.
Immortality
Immortality is the concept of eternal life.
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (May 20, 1959June 26, 1997), also called Braddah IZ or just simply IZ, was a Native Hawaiian musician and singer.
See Māui and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
John Rutherfurd Blair
John Rutherfurd Blair (8 February 1843 – 25 November 1914) was the Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand from 1897 to 1899.
See Māui and John Rutherfurd Blair
Karakia
Karakia are Māori incantations and prayer used to invoke spiritual guidance and protection.
See Māui and Karakia
Kumulipo
In Hawaiian religion, the Kumulipo is the creation chant, first recorded by non-Hawaiians in the 18th century.
Kupua
In Hawaiian mythology, the Kupua are a group of supernatural entities which might be considered gods or spirits (see also Atua). Māui and Kupua are trickster gods.
See Māui and Kupua
Lambton Quay
Lambton Quay (once known as The Beach) is the heart of the central business district of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda (born January 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper and librettist.
See Māui and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Mafuiʻe
In Samoan mythology, Mafuie is the god of earthquakes.
See Māui and Mafuiʻe
Mahoe
Mahoe is a common name for several plants and may refer to.
See Māui and Mahoe
Mahuika
Mahuika is a Māori fire deity.
See Māui and Mahuika
Mangareva
Mangareva is the central and largest island of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia.
Marae
A marae (in New Zealand Māori, Cook Islands Māori, Tahitian), malae (in Tongan), meae (in Marquesan) or malae (in Samoan) is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian societies.
See Māui and Marae
Maui
Maui (Hawaiian) is the second largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2).
See Māui and Maui
Maui (Moana)
Maui is a fictional character that appears in the 2016 Walt Disney Animation Studios animated film Moana. Māui and Maui (Moana) are Maui (mythology).
Māori mythology
Māori mythology and Māori traditions are two major categories into which the remote oral history of New Zealand's Māori may be divided.
Moana (2016 film)
Moana (also known as Vaiana or Oceania in some markets), is a 2016 American animated musical fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures.
See Māui and Moana (2016 film)
Moana (character)
Moana of Motunui is the title character of the 2016 Walt Disney Animation Studios film Moana.
See Māui and Moana (character)
New Guinea
New Guinea (Hiri Motu: Niu Gini; Papua, fossilized Nugini, or historically Irian) is the world's second-largest island, with an area of.
New Zealand fantail
The New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) is a small insectivorous bird, the only species of fantail in New Zealand.
See Māui and New Zealand fantail
North Island
The North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui, 'the fish of Māui', officially North Island or Te Ika-a-Māui or historically New Ulster) is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait.
Obsidian
Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass formed when lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth.
Pandora's Box (1999 video game)
Pandora's Box is a 1999 video game created by Alexey Pajitnov for Microsoft.
See Māui and Pandora's Box (1999 video game)
Pennantia corymbosa
Pennantia corymbosa, commonly known as kaikomako (from the Māori kaikōmako), is a small dioecious forest tree of New Zealand.
See Māui and Pennantia corymbosa
Polynesia
Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean.
Polynesian mythology
Polynesian mythology encompasses the oral traditions of the people of Polynesia (a grouping of Central and South Pacific Ocean island archipelagos in the Polynesian Triangle) together with those of the scattered cultures known as the Polynesian outliers.
See Māui and Polynesian mythology
Pulotu
Pulotu is the resting place of those passed on in the Polynesian narrative of Tonga and Samoa, the world of darkness "lalo fonua" (as opposed to the human world of light).
See Māui and Pulotu
Rangatira
In Māori culture, italics are tribal chiefs, the leaders (often hereditary) of a hapū. (subtribe or clan).
Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent.
See Māui and Rape
Sea
A sea is a large body of salty water.
See Māui and Sea
Smite (video game)
Smite is a 2014 free-to-play, third-person multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game developed and published by Hi-Rez Studios for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Amazon Luna.
See Māui and Smite (video game)
South Island
The South Island (Te Waipounamu, 'the waters of Greenstone', officially South Island or Te Waipounamu or historically New Munster) is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island and sparsely populated Stewart Island.
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.
See Māui and Sun
Tahiti
Tahiti (Tahitian) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia.
See Māui and Tahiti
Tamanuiterā
In Māori mythology, Tama-nui-te-rā (Tamanuiterā) is the personification of the Sun.
Taranga (Māori mythology)
In Māori mythology, Taranga is the mother of Māui.
See Māui and Taranga (Māori mythology)
Tāwhirimātea
In Māori mythology, Tāwhirimātea (or Tāwhiri) is the god of weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds and storms.
Te Waka a Māui
Te Waka a Māui (the canoe or vessel of Māui) is a Māori name for the South Island of New Zealand.
Tiʻitiʻi
In Samoan legend, the mythological figure Tiitii Atalaga appears in legends very similar to those recounting the tales of the demigod Māui, found in other island cultures. Māui and Tiʻitiʻi are Maui (mythology).
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga (Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania.
See Māui and Tonga
Trickster
In mythology and the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a character in a story (god, goddess, spirit, human or anthropomorphisation) who exhibits a great degree of intellect or secret knowledge and uses it to play tricks or otherwise disobey normal rules and defy conventional behavior.
Underworld
The underworld, also known as the netherworld or hell, is the supernatural world of the dead in various religious traditions and myths, located below the world of the living.
University of Hawaiʻi Press
The University of Hawaiʻi Press is a university press that is part of the University of Hawaiʻi.
See Māui and University of Hawaiʻi Press
Vagina
In mammals and other animals, the vagina (vaginas or vaginae) is the elastic, muscular reproductive organ of the female genital tract.
See Māui and Vagina
Vagina dentata
Vagina dentata (Latin for 'toothed vagina') is a folk tale tradition in which a woman's vagina is said to contain teeth, with the associated implication that sexual intercourse might result in injury, emasculation, or castration for the man involved.
Vavaʻu
Vavau is an island group, consisting of one large island (ʻUtu Vavaʻu) and 40 smaller ones, in Tonga.
See Māui and Vavaʻu
Waka (canoe)
Waka are Māori watercraft, usually canoes ranging in size from small, unornamented canoes (waka tīwai) used for fishing and river travel to large, decorated war canoes (waka taua) up to long.
Walking stick
A walking stick (also known as a walking cane, cane, walking staff, or staff) is a device used primarily to aid walking, provide postural stability or support, or assist in maintaining a good posture.
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that creates animated features and short films for The Walt Disney Company.
See Māui and Walt Disney Animation Studios
Warohunugamwanehaora
Warohunugamwanehaora is a character in San Cristoval folklore in Melanesia; he is similar to Qat and Maui, being the youngest of a band of brothers.
See Māui and Warohunugamwanehaora
See also
Legendary Polynesian people
- 'Ilaheva
- Hotu Matuꞌa
- Hoturapa
- Hoturoa
- Ihenga
- Kupe
- Kūrāmarotini
- Lutunasobasoba
- Maui (mythology)
- Māui
- Nafanua
- Ohomairangi
- Rakataura
- Rata (Tahitian mythology)
- Rongorongo (mythology)
- Rākaihautū
- Tama-te-kapua
- Toi-te-huatahi
- Toto (mythology)
- Turi (Māori ancestor)
- Tūwhakararo
- ʻAhoʻeitu
Maui (mythology)
- How Māui Slowed the Sun
- Maui (Moana)
- Māui
- Māui (Hawaiian mythology)
- Māui (Māori mythology)
- The Fish of Māui
- Tiʻitiʻi
Polynesian gods
- Atea
- Atua I Kafika
- Atua I Raropuka
- Fakahoko
- Fao (god)
- Fisaga
- Haronga
- Huanaki
- Kaha'i
- Kiho-tumu
- Leutogi
- Makemake (deity)
- Mata Upola
- Matuu
- Maui (mythology)
- Māui
- Rongo
- Tilalofonua
- Tinirau
- Tui Tokelau
- Tuna (Polynesian mythology)
- Tāne
- Whiro
- ʻOro
References
Also known as Ao-ao-ma-ra'i-a, Aoaomaraia, Maui (Mangarevan mythology), Maui (Tahitian mythology), Maui (Tongan mythology), Maui (culture hero), Maui (demigod), Maui (god), Maui (mythology), Maui Of A Thousand Tricks, Maui Of A-Thousand-Tricks, Maui-Of-A-Thousand-Tricks, Māui (mythology).