Legends of Ma-ui · Character Index

90 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.

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Major figures

• Maui — 123 relationships · a Polynesian demigod
• Hina — 38 relationships · mother of Maui
• Mahuika — 16 relationships · ancestress of Maui, the guardian of fire
• Kanaloa — 14 relationships · great god
• Akalana — 12 relationships · father of Maui
• Kuna — 10 relationships · the long eel
• Tawhiri — 10 relationships · son of heaven and earth
• the sun — 10 relationships · the sun
• Hina-uri — 9 relationships · Maui's sister
• Kane — 8 relationships · son of heaven and earth
• Haumia Tiki-tiki — 6 relationships · son of heaven and earth
• Hina Kuluua — 6 relationships · daughter of Hina
• Rongo — 6 relationships · son of heaven and earth
• Tu — 6 relationships · son of heaven and earth
• Hina Ke Ahi — 5 relationships · daughter of Hina
• Ira-waru — 5 relationships · Hina-uri's husband
• Ru — 4 relationships · supporter of the Heavens
• Rupe — 4 relationships · elder brother of Maui and Hina-uri
• the moon — 4 relationships · the moon
• Bua-taranga — 3 relationships · guardian of the lower world
• Hina (grandmother of Maui) — 3 relationships · Maui's grandmother
• Hine-nui-te-po — 3 relationships · guardian of life; goddess of the night
• Maui-waena — 3 relationships · brother of Maui
• Sina — 3 relationships · a woman of the Samoan legend

By house

Unaffiliated (12)

• Maui — 123 relationships · a Polynesian demigod
• Hina — 38 relationships · mother of Maui
• Mahuika — 16 relationships · ancestress of Maui, the guardian of fire
• Kanaloa — 14 relationships · great god
• Akalana — 12 relationships · father of Maui
• Kuna — 10 relationships · the long eel
• the sun — 10 relationships · the sun
• Kane — 8 relationships · son of heaven and earth
• Rupe — 4 relationships · elder brother of Maui and Hina-uri
• the moon — 4 relationships · the moon
• Hina (grandmother of Maui) — 3 relationships · Maui's grandmother
• Tini-rau — 3 relationships · great chief

the New Zealand legends (8)

• Tawhiri — 10 relationships · son of heaven and earth
• Hina-uri — 9 relationships · Maui's sister
• Haumia Tiki-tiki — 6 relationships · son of heaven and earth
• Rongo — 6 relationships · son of heaven and earth
• Tu — 6 relationships · son of heaven and earth
• Ira-waru — 5 relationships · Hina-uri's husband
• Hine-nui-te-po — 3 relationships · guardian of life; goddess of the night
• the New Zealand mother of Maui — 3 relationships · mother of Maui in the New Zealand legends

the Hawaiian legends (3)

• Hina Kuluua — 6 relationships · daughter of Hina
• Hina Ke Ahi — 5 relationships · daughter of Hina
• Maui-waena — 3 relationships · brother of Maui

the Hervey Islands legends (3)

• Ru — 4 relationships · supporter of the Heavens
• Bua-taranga — 3 relationships · guardian of the lower world
• the god of fire (Chapter V) — 3 relationships · god of fire

the Samoan legends (1)

• Sina — 3 relationships · a woman of the Samoan legend

Minor figures

Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.

• Other Figures — Minor Figures (27)
• the Hawaiian legends — Minor Figures (15)
• the New Zealand legends — Minor Figures (12)
• the Samoan legends — Minor Figures (6)
• the Society Islands legends — Minor Figures (3)

Extracted from the original text of Legends of Ma-ui. Made with Rho MD.