Rehua
In Māori mythology, Rehua is a very sacred personage who lives in Te Putahi-nui-o-Rehua in Rangi-tuarea, the tenth and highest of the heavens in some versions of Māori lore. Because he lives in the highest of the skies, Rehua is untouched by death, and has the power to cure blindness, revive the dead, and heal any disease. A Ngāi Tahu legend from the South Island speaks of Rehua as the eldest son of Rangi and Papa, who first manifested as lightning, but assumed a human shape when he travelled into the skies.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1891 CE
- Attested period
- 1891 – 1998
- Historical notes
- Documented in 19th-century folklore collections.
Relationships
- sibling of
- Tāne
- parent of
- Kaitangata
- manifests as
- lightning
- co occurs with
- Haere, Rongomai, Uenuku, Urutengangana, Whiro, Kahukura, Haumiatiketike, Rongomātāne, Tānemahuta, Aituā, Ngahue, Tamanuiterā, Tūtewehiwehi, Tāwhirimātea, Tangaroa, Tūmatauenga, Rūaumoko, Rongo, Ao, Māui, Tiki, Papatūānuku, Ranginui, Tane-rore, Auahitūroa, Tinirau, Io Matua Kore, Te Uira, Tāwhaki, Ikatere, Punga, Makeatutara, Mataaho, Kiwa, Maru, Pūhaorangi
Mentioned by
- Tāwhirimātea
- Tangaroa
- Tūmatauenga
- Rūaumoko
- Rongo
- Ao
- Māui
- Tiki
- Papatūānuku
- Ranginui
- Tane-rore
- Auahitūroa
- Tinirau
- Io Matua Kore
- Te Uira
- Tāwhaki
and 9 more
Sources
Source passages
“In Māori mythology, Rehua is a very sacred personage, who lives in Te Putahi-nui-o-Rehua in Rangi-tuarea, the tenth and highest of the heavens in some versions of Māori lore. Rehua is identified with certain stars. To the Tūhoe people of the North Island he is Antares.”
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“Rehua, the star god with the power of healing.”
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