Tāne Mahuta
deity forest Māori corroborated · 5
god of the forest and all forest creatures
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Māori tradition
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Whiro-te-tipua, Tagaloa, Savea, Mafui'e, Hine-ahu-one, Hinetītama, Haumia-tiketike, Tamanuiaraki, Rakinui, Hekehekeipapa, Rongo-mā-Tāne, Tāwhirimātea, Tūmatauenga, Tāne, Rongo, Papatūānuku, Tinirau, Ikatere, Punga, Tū-te-wehiwehi, Haumia, Tū, Temoretu, Te Anu-matao, Te Whata-uira-a-Tangawa, Te Whatukura, Poutini, Te Pounamu, Rūaumoko, Tama-kaka, Atua, Kāne
- sibling of
- Tūmatauenga, Tāwhirimātea, Haumia-tiketike, Rūaumoko, Mataaho
- enemy of
- Tangaroa
- parent of
- Hinenuitepō
- child of
- Ranginui, Papatūānuku
Mentioned by
Sources
internet (1)
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“Tāne Mahuta – god of the forest and all forest creatures such as animals, birds and trees;”
#252 · extracted by claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
“She is the daughter of Tāne Mahuta / Tāne Tuturi and Hine-ahuone. It is believed among Māori that the colour red in the sky comes from her. Hine-nui-te-pō shepherds the wairua/souls into the first level of Rarohenga to ready them for the next stage of their journey”
#12575 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Tāne Mahuta, god of forests and birds.”
#31720 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“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.”
#31814 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“Tāne Mahuta, a famous kauri tree.”
#31837 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001