Kāne
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Kāne is a principal Hawaiian god associated with creation, life, freshwater, and the sun in Native Hawaiian religion.
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:
Kū
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:
Kū
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.
subject surface form:
Haumea