Laka
deity forest Hawaiian corroborated · 6
Laka is a notable Hawaiian deity.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kihawahine, Papahānaumoku, ʻaumakua, kupua, ke kanahā, ka lau, ke kini akua, nā ʻunihipili, nā ʻaumākua, Kane-hoa-lani, Ka-hina-liʻi, Ka-moho-aliʻi, Kahuila-o-ka-lani, Pele-kumu-honua, Haumea, Pele, Wākea, Papa, Nāmaka, Hiʻiaka, Kāne Milohaʻi, Ka-moho-aliʻi, Kamapuaʻa, Kāne, Kū, Kanaloa
- syncretized with
- Kapo
- consort of
- Lono
Mentioned by
Sources
internet (2)
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“Other notable deities include Laka, Kihawahine, Haumea, Papahānaumoku, and, most famously, Pele.”
#214 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“From her husband Wahieloa (also called Wahialoa) she has a daughter, Laka, and a son Menehune.”
#981 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“Laka”
#31759 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“Hiʻiaka was the first to dance hula after her eldest sister Pele asked her to do so. Therefore, Hiʻiaka is known as a goddess of hula, along with Laka and Kapo (other sisters of Pele). In hula hālau (schools), there are ceremonies for these goddesses.”
#32419 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“She is the mother of Laka, although some versions have them as the same goddess.”
#32454 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5