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Hemā

deity earth Hawaiian single tradition · 4

Hemā is the child of the lunar deity Mahina.

↻ synthesized from 4 sources

When

First attested
1891 CE
Attested period
1891 – 2020
Historical notes
Mentioned in Tregear's Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (1891).

Relationships

co occurs with
Lona, Whaitiri, Tangotango, Arahuta, Wahieroa, Hinepiripiri, Tonga-Hiti, Kanae, Tama-i-waho, Hine-te-kawa, Maikuku, hākuai, Wahiroa, Kuhi, Hina, Māui, Kāne, Kanaloa
sibling of
Punga
parent of
Karihi, Tāwhaki, Kahaʻi, ʻAlihi, Tahaki
enemy of
Ponaturi, Aiaia
consort of
Urutonga, Rawhita-i-te-rangi
syncretized with
Shem
child of
Mahina, Aikanaka, Hinahanaiakamalama, Kaitangata

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (4)
  1. Mahina (mythology)
  2. Punga (mythology)
  3. Tāwhaki
  4. Kahaʻi

Source passages

“In Hawaiian mythology, Mahina is a lunar deity, mother of Hemā.”

#18808 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Whaitiri, a granddaughter of Māui, marries Kaitangata and has Hemā. Hemā marries Rawhita-i-te-rangi, and has Tāwhaki and his younger brother Karihi.”

#31886 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5