Mataaho
Mataaho is a Māori deity variously considered a god of earthquakes and eruptions, the guardian of the earth's secrets, the god of volcanic forces, or a giant. He is associated with many of the volcanic features in the Tāmaki Makaurau Region (Auckland Region). In traditional Tāmaki Māori myths, Mataaho either creates the volcanic features of the landscape, or requests the gods to create them.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Tama-kaka, Kiwa, Maru, Pūhaorangi, Rehua, Haere, Rongomai, Uenuku, Urutengangana, Whiro, Kahukura, Haumiatiketike, Rongomātāne, Tānemahuta, Aituā, Ngahue, Tamanuiterā, Tūtewehiwehi, Patupaiarehe, Tāwhirimātea, Tangaroa, Tūmatauenga, Rongo, Ao, Māui, Tiki, Tane-rore, Auahitūroa, Tinirau, Te Uira, Tāwhaki, Ikatere, Punga, Makeatutara
- sibling of
- Tāne Mahuta
- enemy of
- Ohomatakamokamo, Matakerepō
- manifested by
- Io Matua Kore
- child of
- Ranginui, Papatūānuku
Mentioned by
- Patupaiarehe
- Tāwhirimātea
- Tangaroa
- Tūmatauenga
- Rongo
- Ao
- Māui
- Tiki
- Tane-rore
- Auahitūroa
- Tinirau
- Te Uira
- Tāwhaki
- Ikatere
- Punga
- Makeatutara
and 6 more
Sources
Source passages
“The Auckland volcanic field can be collectively referred to as Ngā Maunga a Mataaho ("The Mountains of Mataaho"), or Ngā Huinga-a-Mataaho ("the gathered volcanoes of Mataaho").”
#31604 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“In some traditions, Rūaumoko creates the Auckland volcanic field alongside his brother Mataaho, in retribution for a war between two rival tribes of patupaiarehe.”
#31815 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“Mataaho, a god of earthquakes and volcanoes from the Tāmaki Makaurau Region (Auckland).”
#32265 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat