Māui (Polynesian demigod)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Māui_(Polynesian_demigod)
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:deity
gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:associatedWith Polynesian mythology
Samoan mythology
Tahitian mythology
gptkbp:category culture heroes
trickster gods
demigods in mythology
gptkbp:causeOfDeath swallowed by Hine-nui-te-pō
gptkbp:children gptkb:Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga
gptkbp:culture Polynesian mythology
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Moana_(film)
gptkbp:gender male
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Māui (Polynesian demigod)
gptkbp:knownFor attempting to win immortality for humans
fishing up islands
slowing the sun
stealing fire
capturing the sun
gptkbp:notableFeature shaping the world
inventing fire
lifting the sky
tricking gods and mortals
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Taranga
gptkb:Makeatutara
gptkbp:region gptkb:Polynesia
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Māui-pae
gptkb:Māui-roto
gptkb:Māui-taha
gptkb:Māui-waho
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Hina
gptkb:Rohe
gptkbp:symbol magic fishhook
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Samoans
gptkb:Hawaiians
gptkb:Tahitians
Māori
Polynesians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Te_Riu-a-Māui
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6