About this belief system
Māori religion refers to the cultural beliefs and practices of the Māori people in New Zealand (Polynesia).
Top myths
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| Hine-nui-te-po and Maui | Rangi and Papa | |
| Afterlife myth | Creation myth | |
| Unknown author | Unknown author | |
| Read myth | Read myth | |
Top deities
Maori myths: A-Z
- Hine-nui-te-po and Maui Afterlife myth
Nuthsell
Māui, the first man and semidivine being, sought to enter Hine-nui-te-pō's vagina. He tried to do so while Hine-nui-te-pō was asleep by means of turning into a worm and entering her. Unfortunately, however, Hine-nui-te-pō woke up and crushed Māui. As a result, Māui was the first man to die and experience the afterlife.
- Rangi and Papa Creation myth
Nuthsell
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Maori deities: A-Z
- Hine-nui-te-pō Maori · 1 myth
Hine-nui-te-pō was a Māori deity associated with death and the night in some traditions.
- Papatūānuku Maori
Papatūānuku was a primordial deity associated with creation in some Maori religious traditions of New Zealand.
- Ranginui Maori · 1 myth
Ranginui was a primordial deity associated with creation in some Māori religious traditions of New Zealand.
Cite this page
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Maori." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 08 Aug. 2019, omnika.org/stable/261. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
OMNIKA (2019, August 08). Maori. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/261
OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Maori." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created August 08, 2019. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://omnika.org/stable/261.
