森林和鳥之神

Also 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).

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Vinony's link graph records 88 inbound references to 森林和鳥之神, and connects out to Hine-nui-te-pō, fish and tree.

It sits within the topics Beauty gods, Māori gods and Māori mythology.

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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
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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