Māui (Māori demigod)

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:deity
gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:associatedWith trickster
shape-shifting
heroic deeds
gptkbp:culture Polynesian mythology
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:storytelling
gptkb:oral_tradition
carvings
gptkbp:diedIn killed by Hine-nui-te-pō
gptkbp:equivalentTo Maui (Hawaiian mythology)
Maui (Samoan mythology)
Maui (Tahitian mythology)
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Māui (Māori demigod)
gptkbp:notableFor slowing the sun
attempting to win immortality for humankind
discovering the secret of fire
fishing up the North Island of New Zealand
inventing the first fishhook
lengthening the days
raising the sky
stealing fire from the underworld
transforming into birds and insects
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Taranga
gptkb:Makeatutara
gptkbp:region gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Polynesia
gptkbp:sibling several older brothers
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hina
gptkbp:symbol magic jawbone
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Te_Ika-a-Māui_(North_Island)
gptkb:Popoto
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7