Ranginui
Ranginui is mentioned as a parent of Whiro-te-tipua. Whiro-te-tipua shared a name with the offspring of Papatūānuku and Ranginui.
↻ synthesized from 10 sources
When
- Historical notes
- Māori tradition
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Urutengangana, Io Matua Kore, Matakerepō, Ohomatakamokamo, Tamanuiaraki, Rakinui, Hekehekeipapa, Tū-te-wehiwehi, Tinirau, Temoretu, Te Anu-matao, Te Whata-uira-a-Tangawa, Te Whatukura, Poutini, Te Pounamu, Tama-kaka, Uenuku, Whiro, Ikatere, Punga, Tama-nui-te-rā, Hinetakurua, Hine-titamauri, Hine-te-Iwaiwa, Tangaroa-a-kiukiu, Tangaroa-a-roto, Rona, Te Marama, Te Kore, Te Po, Tane-rore, Auahitūroa, Te Uira, Tāwhaki, Makeatutara, Mataaho, Kiwa, Maru, Pūhaorangi, Rehua, Haere, Rongomai, Urutengangana, Kahukura, Haumiatiketike, Rongomātāne, Tānemahuta, Aituā, Ngahue, Tamanuiterā, Tūtewehiwehi, Whiro-te-tipua, Papa, Mahuika, Patupaiarehe, Ao, Māui
- parent of
- Tāne Mahuta, Mataaho, Aorangi, Aoraki, Tāwhirimātea, Tāne, Tangaroa, Tūmatauenga, Rongo, Haumia-tiketike, Haumia, Tū, Rūaumoko, Urutengangana, Hinepūkohurangi, Hinewai, Tiki
- consort of
- Papatūānuku, Poharua Te Pō
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Whiro-te-tipua (Iro in Rarotonga) was a Polynesian voyager who shared a name with the offspring of Papatūānuku and Ranginui. Little was known as to whether he actually arrived in New Zealand, though some of the tribes trace their lineage from him, especially perhaps the people of Whanganui.”
#13882 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“After Ranginui (the god of the sky) and Papatūānuku (the goddess of the Earth) were separated, causing them grief and their children to war.”
#31601 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Ranginui – the sky in Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand.”
#31684 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Haumia-tiketike is a son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku, according to the tribes of the Arawa. In the southern Bay of Plenty and parts of the east coast Haumia-tiketike is a son of Tāne Mahuta, who is the son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku. This is an area of origin for most Tākitimu iwi.”
#31713 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“After Ranginui and Papatuanuku (the Sky Father and Earth Mother) were separated by their son Tāne Mahuta, Ranginui cried, and his tears drenched the land.”
#31812 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat