Kiwa
deity water Māori single tradition · 2
Kiwa is one of several male divine guardians of the ocean in the traditions of some Māori iwi tribes of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. He is associated with the Pacific Ocean, poetically referred to as Te moana nui a Kiwa (The great ocean of Kiwa).
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
Relationships
- consort of
- Parawhenuamea, Hinemoana
- co occurs with
- Maru, Pūhaorangi, Rehua, Haere, Rongomai, Uenuku, Urutengangana, Whiro, Kahukura, Haumiatiketike, Rongomātāne, Tānemahuta, Aituā, Ngahue, Tamanuiterā, Tūtewehiwehi, Tāwhirimātea, Tangaroa, Tūmatauenga, Rūaumoko, Rongo, Ao, Māui, Tiki, Papatūānuku, Ranginui, Tane-rore, Auahitūroa, Tinirau, Io Matua Kore, Te Uira, Tāwhaki, Ikatere, Punga, Makeatutara, Mataaho
Mentioned by
- Tāwhirimātea
- Tangaroa
- Tūmatauenga
- Rūaumoko
- Rongo
- Ao
- Māui
- Tiki
- Papatūānuku
- Ranginui
- Tane-rore
- Auahitūroa
- Tinirau
- Io Matua Kore
- Te Uira
- Tāwhaki
and 4 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Māori sources all agree that Kiwa is a male guardian of the sea.”
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“Kiwa, one of several divine guardians of the ocean.”
#32262 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat