Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga
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Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga is a famed Polynesian demigod and cultural hero known for feats such as fishing up islands and slowing the sun.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga canonical | 2 |
| Māui | 1 |
| Māui (Polynesian mythology) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15712381 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga Context triple: [Taranga, parentOf, Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga]
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A.
Māui-taha
Māui-taha is one of the lesser-known brothers of the Polynesian culture hero Māui, appearing in various Māori and Polynesian traditions.
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B.
Tama-nui-te-rā
Tama-nui-te-rā is the personified sun in Māori mythology, often depicted as a powerful being whose swift journey across the sky was famously challenged and slowed by the hero Māui.
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C.
Rongo
Rongo is a major Polynesian deity commonly associated with cultivated food, especially sweet potatoes, as well as peace and agriculture.
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D.
Hotu Matuʻa
Hotu Matuʻa is the legendary founding king and first settler of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in Polynesian tradition.
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E.
Mana Motuhake
Mana Motuhake was a New Zealand Māori political party focused on indigenous self-determination and greater Māori political representation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga Target entity description: Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga is a famed Polynesian demigod and cultural hero known for feats such as fishing up islands and slowing the sun.
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A.
Māui-taha
Māui-taha is one of the lesser-known brothers of the Polynesian culture hero Māui, appearing in various Māori and Polynesian traditions.
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B.
Tama-nui-te-rā
Tama-nui-te-rā is the personified sun in Māori mythology, often depicted as a powerful being whose swift journey across the sky was famously challenged and slowed by the hero Māui.
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C.
Rongo
Rongo is a major Polynesian deity commonly associated with cultivated food, especially sweet potatoes, as well as peace and agriculture.
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D.
Hotu Matuʻa
Hotu Matuʻa is the legendary founding king and first settler of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in Polynesian tradition.
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E.
Mana Motuhake
Mana Motuhake was a New Zealand Māori political party focused on indigenous self-determination and greater Māori political representation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga
subject linked to:
Maui in Moana
linked to: Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga