Tane
Sign in to saveAlso known as Tāne-nui-a-Rangi, Tāne-te-waiora, Tāne-mahuta, Tāne
In Māori mythology, Tāne (also called Tāne-mahuta, Tāne-nui-a-Rangi, Tāne-te-waiora and several other names) is the god of forests and of birds, and the son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku, the sky father and the earth mother, who used to lie in a tight embrace where their many children lived in the darkness between them (Grey 1956:2).
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Polynesian
- Deity.name
- Tāne
- Deity.god_of
- Māori god of forests and birds,Tahitian god of beauty and peace
- Deity.image
- Carving of Tane nui a Rangi, at Auckland Zoo.jpg
- Deity.caption
- A carving of Tāne-nui-a-Rangi sited at the entrance to the Auckland Zoo's forest aviary
- Deity.other_names
- Tāne-mahuta, Tāne-nui-a-Rangi
- Deity.symbol
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- Deity.symbols
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- Deity.consorts
- Hineahuone, Rangahore
- Deity.parents
- Rangi and Papa
- Deity.siblings
- Haumia (Arawa), Rongo, Tangaroa, Tāwhirimātea, Tū, Rūaumoko, Whiro
- Deity.offspring
- Hine-nui-te-pō, Tiki, Haumia-tiketike (southern Bay of Plenty and parts of the east coast)
- Deity.gender
- Male
- Deity.region
- Polynesia
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Māori, Tahitians
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- Carving of Tane nui a Rangi, at Auckland Zoo.jpg
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- Separates his parents
- Progenitor of humankind
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In Māori mythology, Tāne (also called Tāne-mahuta, Tāne-nui-a-Rangi, Tāne-te-waiora and several other names) is the god of forests and of birds, and the son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku, the sky father and the earth mother, who used to lie in a tight embrace where their many children lived in the darkness between them (Grey 1956:2).
On Tahiti, Tane was the god of peace and beauty.