Lono
A Hawaiian god of fertility, agriculture, peace, and the Makahiki season.
↻ synthesized from 10 sources
When
- First attested
- 1000 BCE
- Attested period
- -1000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in 1907 Legends of Hawaii as one of three major creator deities.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kihawahine, Haumea, Papahānaumoku, Pele, ʻaumakua, kupua, ke kanahā, ka lau, ke kini akua, nā ʻunihipili, nā ʻaumākua, Laʻilaʻi, Kiʻi, Kāne Milohai, Ka-moho-aliʻi, ʻOro, Teouri, Oaaoa, Vairaumati, ʻOro-tetefa, Uru-tetefa, Hina, Kamapuaʻa, Kahikiula, Wākea, Hoʻohokukalani, Nāmaka, Hiʻiaka, Kapo, Po, Haloa, Lono-i-ka-makahiki, Kupulupulu, Rongo, Quetzalcoatl, Kamapua'a
- associated with
- Kanaloa
- consort of
- Laka
- sibling of
- Ku-waha-ilo, Kāne
- served by
- Menehune
- creator of
- Menehune, Wela'ahilaninui
- syncretized with
- Laʻa-mai-Kahiki
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The major early gods reflected these characteristics, as the early Hawaiians worshiped Kāne (the god of the sky and creation), Kū (the god of war and male pursuits), Lono (the god of peace, rain, and fertility) and Kanaloa (the god of the ocean).”
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“Lono”
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“In Hawaii the god Lono also descended to earth on a rainbow.”
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“Hale o Papa are often built in connection with luakini, or 'men's temples' (places of 'official' ceremony, which are primarily dedicated to the gods Kū and Lono).”
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“Sensing Kāne's presence, Lono and then Kū also pulled themselves free of Po. Then Kāne created the light to push back Po. Lono brought sound to the universe and Kū brought substance.”
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