Tū-te-wehiwehi
Tū-te-wehiwehi is a deity who fled from Tāwhirimātea's wrath during the war against his brothers for the separation of Rangi and Papa. He chose to take his children, the reptiles, to the land, ensuring their survival.
↻ synthesized from 6 sources
When
- Attested period
- 1956 – 2020
Relationships
- allied with
- Ikatere
- co occurs with
- Haumia, Temoretu, Te Anu-matao, Te Whata-uira-a-Tangawa, Te Whatukura, Poutini, Te Pounamu, Tū, Rangi, Papa, Punga, Haumia-tiketike, Tūmatauenga, Rūaumoko, Papatūānuku, Ranginui, Tāne Mahuta, Tinirau, Tāne, Rongo
- enemy of
- Tāwhirimātea
- sibling of
- Ikatere
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Ikatere and Tū-te-wehiwehi were among those who had to flee from his wrath for their survival. Tū-te-wehiwehi chose to take his children, reptiles, to the land.”
#31588 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“Tū-te-wehiwehi (or Tū-te-wanawana) the ancestor of reptiles. Terrified by Tāwhirimātea's onslaught the fish seek shelter in the sea and the reptiles in the forests”
#31663 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“the two sons of Punga, Ikatere and Tū-te-wehiwehi, had to flee for their lives. Ikatere fled to the sea, and became the ancestor of certain fish, while Tū-te-wehiwehi took refuge in the forest, and became the ancestor of lizards.”
#31689 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Tū-te-wehiwehi (or Tū-te-wanawana), the ancestor of reptiles. Terrified by Tāwhirimātea's onslaught, the fish seek shelter in the sea and the reptiles in the forests.”
#31778 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Tū-te-wehiwehi (also Tū-te-wanawana) is the father of all reptiles in Māori mythology.”
#31839 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001