Huanaki

deity earth Niuean single tradition · 3

Huanaki is one of the five original gods (tupua) of Niue who fled from the lost country of Fonuagalo. He completed Fao's work when Fao was only able to place one foot on the ground upon arriving in Niue. He came to settle on the island along with the other gods after leaving Fonuagalo.

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Relationships

allied with
Fao, Lagi-atea, Laga-iki, Fakahoko
co occurs with
Lagi-atea, Hatulia

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Sources

wikipedia (3)

Source passages

“Huanaki completed Fao's work and the other three gods came to settle on the island.”

#31983 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“the Niue islanders consider Huanaki and Fao as their ancestors, and are central to their early history. There are several legends associated with Fao. Along with Huanaki, Fao was one of the earliest settlers, who swam across from Tonga”

#31986 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“In Niuean mythology, Huanaki is one of the five principal gods of the island. Along with Fao, Huanaki was one of the earliest settlers, who swam across from Tonga.”

#32051 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001