Papahānaumoku
Papahānaumoku is a notable Hawaiian deity.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1000 BCE
- Attested period
- -1000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Papahānaumoku is still worshipped by some Hawaiians, especially by women.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Pele, ʻaumakua, kupua, ke kanahā, ka lau, ke kini akua, nā ʻunihipili, nā ʻaumākua, Haloa, Wākea, Hoʻohokukalani, Kahiko, Laʻilaʻi, Hina, Ho’ohokukalani, Haloa-naka-lau-kapalili, Ka'ula, Kealiʻiwahilani, Kāne, Lono, Kanaloa, Laka, Kihawahine, Haumea, Kū
- parent of
- Hoʻohokukalani
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Other notable deities include Laka, Kihawahine, Haumea, Papahānaumoku, and, most famously, Pele.”
#217 · extracted by claude-sonnet-4-6
“According to the myth, Hoʻohōkūkalani is the daughter of the god Wākea (Sky Father) or the expanse of the heavens and his wife Papahānaumoku (Earth Mother), who are the deities of male and female creative energy.”
#32411 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In the Aloha ʻĀina movement, Papa is often a central figure, as her spirit is that of the life-giving, loving, forgiving Earth who nurtures human life, and who is being abused by the misdeeds of mankind, especially in regard to the abuse of nature.”
#32494 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“Wanting to sleep with his daughter, Wākea made a bargain with his high priest, Komo’awa, to make Papahānaumoku go away for four nights. In her seclusion, it was kapu or restricted for her to eat certain foods; a tradition known as ʻaikapu, which was a sacred eating arrangement established by Wākea”
#32648 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001