Aonui
deity sky Māori single tradition · 1
Aonui is one of the atua who were the storm clouds, the children of Tāwhirimātea. These storm cloud deities were sent to punish Tāwhirimātea's brothers after the separation of his parents, Rangi and Papa. Aonui is also one of the evolutionary forms of Ao in Te Arawa cosmological genealogies.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Te Ata, Te Ao Mārama, Papa, Rangi
- aspect of
- Ao
- sibling of
- Aoroa, Aopouri, Aopotango, Aowhetuma, Aowhekere, Aokahiwahiwa, Aokanapanapa, Aopakakina, Aopakarea, Aotakawe
- child of
- Tāwhirimātea
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Aonui, Aoroa, Aopouri, Aopotango, Aowhetuma, Aowhekere, Aokahiwahiwa, Aokanapanapa, Aopakakina, Aopakarea, and Aotakawe were also the names of the atua who were the storm clouds, the children, of Tāwhirimātea”
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