
Mahuika - Wikipedia
Mahuika is a Māori fire deity and consort of the god Auahitūroa. In some versions, she is the younger sister of Hine-nui-te-pō, goddess of death. It was from her that Māui (in some …
Mahuika | Facts, Information, and Mythology - Encyclopedia …
Mahuika. The fire goddess, an ancestress of Māui. Māui found that fire had been lost from among mortals, and resolved to obtain from Mahuika the secret of procuring it when desired. He set …
Mahuika, from the "Digital Marae" series · Brooklyn Museum
Mahuika is a fire goddess who is said to sit on a stool in the underworld. Reihana has replaced her stool with a chair designed by Marcel Breuer which she feels is ubiquitous especially in the …
How Māui brought fire to the world - TKI
Mahuika, the goddess, rose up before him, fire burning from every pore of her body, her hair a mass of flames, her arms outstretched, and with only black holes where her eyes once were. …
Mahuika | Science and the Sea
2014年4月27日 · More than five centuries ago, powerful tsunamis roared across parts of New Zealand, Australia, and surrounding islands — waves that reached hundreds of feet up the …
MAHUIKA - the Maori Demoness (Maori mythology) - Godchecker
Mahuika sped to the island and nearly drowned as she managed to snatch the last vestiges of fire and put them securely inside a kaikomako tree. Still undeterred, Maui carved some sticks from …
Mahuika and her fingernails of fire – Ranginui - Te Ara: The ...
In one tradition Auahi-roa (a comet) married Mahuika – goddess of fire and the grandmother of Māui. Their children were the fingernails of fire on Mahuika’s hand. Years later, Māui retrieved …
Mahuika - World Mythos
2024年12月18日 · Mahuika is a significant figure in Māori mythology, representing the goddess of fire. In the rich tapestry of Māori beliefs, she holds a unique place, embodying the essence of …
Mahuika, and the Origin of Fire - Legends of the Maori
There were, most probably, several ancestral heroes called Maui; in Polynesian-Maori mythology they have been moulded into one wonderful personality. The earliest Maui legends were solar …
Mahuika - Wyrdwalkers
Mahuika is the Māori Fire Goddess. She was once the wife of the now titanspawn Auahitūroa, who serves under Prometheus in Muspelheim. She is a daughter of Tane Mahuta and the …