Māui or Maui is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Very rarely was Māui actually worshipped, being less of a deity. Māui (Māori mythology) · Māui (Hawaiian mythology) · Hine-nui-te-pō · Mahuika

This paper analyses different variants of the Polynesian myths about Māui, espe- cially focusing on his origin, the circumstances of his birth and variants of ...

13 сент. 2021 г. · Māui (Maui) is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology. Very rarely was Māui actually worshipped, being less of a deity and more of a folk ...

15 янв. 2021 г. · The Polynesian folk hero Maui was a man of many talents who trapped the sun, stole fire from a goddess and pelted his parents with berries ...

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2 февр. 2020 г. · Polynesian Mythology:Maui. The diminutive Polynesian culture hero and trickster. He appears in myths from New Zealand to Hawaii and enjoys a ...

Maui, the Trickster God of Polynesian culture, is an interesting representation as to what a trickster is. He does not deceive people out of malice. Most people ...

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By far the most popular figure in Polynesian mythology was Maui, the trickster god and hero. Though small in stature, he displayed amazing strength and had ...