Ikatere
In Māori and Polynesian mythology, Ikatere, also spelled Ika-tere, ('fast fish') is a fish god, the father of all sea creatures, including mermaids. He is a son of Punga, and a grandson of Tangaroa, and his brother is Tū-te-wehiwehi.
↻ synthesized from 7 sources
When
- Attested period
- 1956 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in Grey 1971.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Punga, Haumia, Temoretu, Te Anu-matao, Te Whata-uira-a-Tangawa, Te Whatukura, Poutini, Te Pounamu, Tū-te-wehiwehi, Tū, Uenuku, Makeatutara, Mataaho, Kiwa, Maru, Pūhaorangi, Rehua, Haere, Rongomai, Urutengangana, Whiro, Kahukura, Haumiatiketike, Rongomātāne, Tānemahuta, Aituā, Ngahue, Tamanuiterā, Tūtewehiwehi, Papa, Rangi, Haumia-tiketike, Tūmatauenga, Rūaumoko, Rongo, Papatūānuku, Tāne Mahuta, Tāne, Ranginui, Tinirau, Ao, Māui, Tiki, Tane-rore, Auahitūroa, Io Matua Kore, Te Uira, Tāwhaki
- sibling of
- Tū-te-wehiwehi
- enemy of
- Tāwhirimātea
Mentioned by
- Papa
- Rangi
- Haumia-tiketike
- Tūmatauenga
- Rūaumoko
- Rongo
- Papatūānuku
- Tāne Mahuta
- Tāne
- Ranginui
- Tinirau
- Ao
- Māui
- Tiki
- Tane-rore
- Auahitūroa
and 5 more
Sources
Source passages
“Ikatere and Tū-te-wehiwehi were among those who had to flee from his wrath for their survival. Ikatere chose to keep his children, the fish, to the sea.”
#31586 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“Punga, a son of Tangaroa, has two children, Ikatere father of fish, and Tū-te-wehiwehi...Terrified by Tāwhirimātea's onslaught the fish seek shelter in the sea”
#31662 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“the two sons of Punga, Ikatere and Tū-te-wehiwehi, had to flee for their lives. Ikatere fled to the sea, and became the ancestor of certain fish, while Tū-te-wehiwehi took refuge in the forest, and became the ancestor of lizards.”
#31688 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Punga, has two children, Ikatere, the ancestor of fish, and Tū-te-wehiwehi (or Tū-te-wanawana), the ancestor of reptiles. Terrified by Tāwhirimātea's onslaught, the fish seek shelter in the sea”
#31777 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Two of Tangaroa's descendants, Ikatere, father of fish and Tu-te-wehiwehi (or Tu-te-wanawana), the ancestor of reptiles, are terrified by Tāwhirimātea's fury. The fish flee into the sea, and the reptiles into the forests.”
#31832 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001