Kūkāʻilimoku
deity Hawaiian religion single tradition · 1
Kū is worshiped under many names, including Kūkāʻilimoku, the "Snatcher of Land". Rituals for Kūkaʻilimoku included human sacrifice, which was not part of the worship of other gods.
When
- First attested
- 1775 CE
- Attested period
- 1775 – 2010
- Historical notes
- Colossal statues were reunited at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu in 2010.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Kū
- allied with
- Kamehameha I
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Kū is worshiped under many names, including Kūkāʻilimoku, the "Snatcher of Land". Rituals for Kūkaʻilimoku included human sacrifice, which was not part of the worship of other gods.”
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