This is a list of Māori deities, known in Māori as atua. Note: there are two Mythologies relating Tangaroa, Papatuanuku and Ranginui (Raki) Haumiatiketike, the god of uncultivated food, particularly bracken fern. Papatūānuku, the primordial …

At the centre of Māori religion were the atua or gods. In Māori belief the natural and supernatural worlds were one – there was no Māori word for religion. The use of the term ‘whakapono’ for religion was introduced by missionaries.

Māori gods are an important part of Māori culture. Atua means god, supernatural being or deity in te reo. There are many different Māori gods or atua who rule over specific areas and realms. This wiki includes a list of the Māori gods and links to teaching resources on this topic.

This is an example of a family tree of the Māori gods showing the most important gods in Māori mythology. This family tree gives just an example - there are remarkable regional variations. Māori Goddesses are displayed in italics. The primordial gods were …

Maori mythology is rich with a diverse pantheon of gods and goddesses known as ‘atua.’ They can be categorized into departmental deities and female deities. Ranginui and Papatūānuku are the primordial divine parents, while Tangaroa reigns as the god of the ocean.

Atua are the gods and spirits of the Polynesian people such as the Māori or the Hawaiians (see also Kupua). The literal meaning of the Polynesian word is "power" or "strength" and so the concept is similar to that of mana.

May 5, 2011 · In Māori tradition, creation began with the atua (gods). First came Te Kore (the void), then Te Pō (the night) and then Te Ao Mārama (the world of light). The children of Papatūānuku (earth mother) and Ranginui (sky father) included Tāne, god of forests, Tangaroa, god of the sea, Rongo, god of cultivated food, and Tūmatauenga, god of war.

Atua Māori / Māori Gods* Here are the kupu in this group. Click on the name of a word to learn more about it.

According to their beliefs, gods, or atua, inhabit the natural world and shape the destinies of its people. They are the children of Ranginui, the Sky Father, and Papatūānuku, the Earth Mother, and created the world by pushing the two apart.

Major Gods. The pantheon of Maori gods (Atua) embodies the forces of nature, with each god overseeing different aspects of the environment and human experience. Among them, Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatuanuku, the earth mother, are central, their separation by their children leading to the creation of the world.