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 Ranginui and Papatūānuku, Heaven and Earth.
Te Anu-matao was the wife of Tangaroa.
Hine-titamauri was the wife of Punga.
Hine-te-Iwaiwa married Tangaroa and had Tangaroa-a-kiukiu, Tangaroa-a-roto, and Rona. Tangaroa-a-roto and Rona married Te Marama the moon. Hinetakurua married Tama-nui-te-ra, the Sun.
Uru-Te-ngangana is believed to be the father of all light, and his children are stars, sun and moon.
The father and mother of creation/all gods are personifications of the stages of creation; Te Kore, Te Po, etc
See also
- Māori mythology
- List of Māori deities
References
