Kāne

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Kāne is a principal Hawaiian god associated with creation, life, freshwater, and the sun in Native Hawaiian religion.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kāne canonical 4

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hawaiian god
deity
associatedWith fertility
freshwater sources
growth
procreation
rain
springs
streams
sunlight
considered ancestor of chiefs in some traditions
source of spiritual power (mana)
contrastedWith Kanaloa
Ku
surface form:

Lono
cosmicFunction creator of the world
giver of life
shaper of the heavens and earth
culture Hawaiian mythology
Polynesian indigenous religions
surface form: Native Hawaiian religion
domain creation
freshwater
life
Sun
surface form: the sun
epithet Kāne-hekili
Kanaloa
surface form: Kāne-hoalani

Kāne-nui-akea
gender male
language Hawaiian
mythologicalMotif creates humans from red earth in some accounts
opens springs of water with his staff
nameMeaning male
man
oneOfFourMajorGodsWith Kanaloa
Ku
surface form:

Lono
pantheonMemberOf akua
region Hawaiian Islands
religiousStatus akua nui (great god)
role principal god
sphereOfInfluence agriculture
health and vitality
light and day
symbol kalo (taro)
sun
wai (freshwater)
water
worshipPractices heiau rituals
offerings for life and fertility
prayers for rain and water

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hawaiian goddess Haumea spouse Kāne
subject surface form: Haumea
Kanaloa complements Kāne
Kanaloa pairedWith Kāne