Whiro
deity underworld Māori single tradition · 2
Whiro is a deity who was initially allied with Urutengangana in the struggle between the forces of Light and Darkness.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
Relationships
- enemy of
- Urutengangana
- co occurs with
- Kahukura, Haumiatiketike, Rongomātāne, Tānemahuta, Aituā, Ngahue, Tamanuiterā, Tūtewehiwehi, Tāne, Papatūānuku, Ranginui, Tāwhirimātea, Tangaroa, Tūmatauenga, Rūaumoko, Rongo, Ao, Māui, Tiki, Tane-rore, Auahitūroa, Tinirau, Io Matua Kore, Te Uira, Tāwhaki, Ikatere, Punga, Makeatutara, Mataaho, Kiwa, Maru, Pūhaorangi, Rehua, Haere, Rongomai, Uenuku
Mentioned by
- Tāne
- Papatūānuku
- Ranginui
- Tāwhirimātea
- Tangaroa
- Tūmatauenga
- Rūaumoko
- Rongo
- Ao
- Māui
- Tiki
- Tane-rore
- Auahitūroa
- Tinirau
- Io Matua Kore
- Te Uira
and 12 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Urutengangana at first sided with Whiro, but, in later times, sided with Tāne.”
#31901 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Whiro, the lord of darkness and embodiment of all evil and death.”
#32254 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat