Tinirau
Tinirau is the god of fishes in Māori tradition. He welcomed Hinauri to Motutapu and took her as his new wife. He is also known for lending his pet whale, Tutunui, to Kae, which led to Kae's treachery and subsequent punishment by Tinirau.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 1790 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in late 19th and 20th century sources.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Tuhuruhuru, Tū-te-wehiwehi, Haumia, Tū, Temoretu, Te Anu-matao, Te Whata-uira-a-Tangawa, Te Whatukura, Poutini, Te Pounamu, Ikatere, Punga, Kinilau, Sinilau, Sāngone, Io Matua Kore, Te Uira, Tāwhaki, Makeatutara, Mataaho, Kiwa, Maru, Pūhaorangi, Rehua, Haere, Rongomai, Uenuku, Urutengangana, Whiro, Kahukura, Haumiatiketike, Rongomātāne, Tānemahuta, Aituā, Ngahue, Tamanuiterā, Tūtewehiwehi, Hina, Māui, Te Tunaroa, Hinatea, Irawaru, Tāne Mahuta, Tāwhirimātea, Tāne, Rongo, Papatūānuku, Ranginui, Tūmatauenga, Rūaumoko, Ao, Tiki, Tane-rore, Auahitūroa
- consort of
- Hinauri
- sibling of
- Raka, Tango, Tumu-te-ana-oa, Tu-metua, Vatea
- child of
- Varima-te-takere, Tangaroa
Mentioned by
- Hina
- Māui
- Te Tunaroa
- Hinatea
- Irawaru
- Tāne Mahuta
- Tāwhirimātea
- Tāne
- Rongo
- Papatūānuku
- Ranginui
- Tūmatauenga
- Rūaumoko
- Ao
- Tiki
- Tane-rore
and 3 more
Sources
Source passages
“Eventually Hinauri would be welcomed by the people of Motutapu and was taken to the house of Chief Tinirau god of fishes, becoming his new wife.”
#18739 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“These six are the primary gods of the universe. Yet no marae or image was ever sacred to them, nor was any offering made to them. These gods are: Vatea (or Avatea), the father of gods and men; Tinirau, lord of the seas”
#31459 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In some versions, Tangaroa has a son, Tinirau, and nine daughters.”
#31785 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Tinirau - Māori, featuring in the story of Kae. In Mangaia (Cook Islands), Tinirau is the child of the goddess Varima-te-takere, born in Avaiki as a piece of flesh torn from his mother's side. He is half fish. Motutapu is given to him as his inheritance. He is guardian of all fish.”
#32089 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Tinirau, a guardian of fish.”
#32279 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat