Creation Narratives Flashcards
Atua
God/spiritual ancestor.
Io
Supreme atua, presence/energy, existed before anything physical, developed over 13 generations of changes in energy, produced Rangi and Papa.
Papatūānuku/Papa
Earth mother.
Ranginui/Rangi
Sky Father.
Tānemahuta/Tāne
Atua of the forest and forest animals.
Tāwhirimata/Tāwhiri
Atua of the winds and weather.
Tangaroa (Takaroa)
Atua of the ocean and ocean animals. Son of Rangi and Papa according to Ngā Puhi/Ngāti Kahungunu. First husband of Papa according to Ngāi Tahu.
Tūmatauenga/Tū
Atua of humans/war.
Rongomātane/Rongo
Atua of kūmara/cultivated vegetables/peace.
Haumietiketike/Haumie/Hau
Atua of wild foods.
Rūamoko/Rū
Atua of earthquakes and volcanoes.
Te Ao Marama
The World of Light.
Tikiahua
Personification of the penis of Tānemahuta.
Hine-hau-one/Hine-ahu-one
First woman, created by Tāne, moulded out of clay.
Hine-tī-tama
First daughter of Tāne and Hne-hau-one. Tāne married her and had children with her. She was so disgusted when she found out that she went to the underworld and became Hine-nui-te-pō.