Tāwhirimātea
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In Māori mythology, Tāwhirimātea is the god of weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds and storms. He is a son of Papatūānuku and Ranginui. Tāwhirimātea is the seventh oldest of 70 chil
The clouds are children of Tāwhirimātea
Statue of Tāwhirimātea
Rangi and Papa
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In Māori mythology the primal couple Rangi and Papa appear in a creation myth explaining the origin of the world and the Māori people. In some South Island dialects, Rangi is called Raki or Rakinui.
Tāwhirimātea
…In Māori mythology, Tāwhirimātea (or Tāwhiri) is the god of weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds and storms. He is a son of Papatūānuku (earth mother) and Ranginui (sky father). Tāwhirimātea is the seventh oldest of 70 children, all of whom are boys. In his anger at his brothers for…
Papa and Rangi held each other in a tight embrace
Tāne adorned Ranginui with stars