Makemake (Rapa Nui deity)

E114705

Rapa Nui deity creator god deity fertility deity

Makemake is the chief creator god and fertility deity of the Rapa Nui (Easter Island) religion, closely associated with the Birdman cult and the island’s ancestral traditions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Make-Make deity	1
Make-make, creator god of Rapa Nui religion	1
Makemake (Rapa Nui deity) canonical	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Rapa Nui deity ⓘ creator god ⓘ deity ⓘ fertility deity ⓘ
associatedWith	Birdman cult ⓘ Easter Island ⓘ Rapa Nui people ⓘ
category	Polynesian deities ⓘ creator gods ⓘ fertility gods ⓘ
cosmologicalStatus	supreme deity in late Rapa Nui religion ⓘ
culture	Polynesian ⓘ
depictedAs	anthropomorphic figure with large eyes ⓘ petroglyph figure with stylized face ⓘ
domain	abundance ⓘ creation ⓘ fertility ⓘ procreation ⓘ
ethnicContext	Easter Island ⓘ surface form: Rapa Nui
hasCultCenter	Orongo ⓘ
honoredThrough	annual egg-retrieval contest ⓘ
influenced	Rapa Nui ritual calendar ⓘ Rapa Nui social hierarchy through Birdman cult ⓘ
languageName	Makemake ⓘ
linkedIsland	Motu Nui islet ⓘ surface form: Motu Nui
linkedRitual	Tangata manu ⓘ surface form: tangata manu (Birdman) competition
linkedSite	Orongo ceremonial village ⓘ
linkedTo	ancestral traditions of Rapa Nui ⓘ
mythology	Rapa Nui mythology ⓘ
region	Southeastern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: Southeast Pacific
relatedConcept	sacred eggs of sooty terns ⓘ
relatedTo	tangata manu (Birdman) title ⓘ
religion	Polynesian indigenous religions ⓘ surface form: Rapa Nui religion
role	chief creator god ⓘ fertility god ⓘ patron of the Birdman cult ⓘ
sacredAnimal	seabird ⓘ
sacredObject	bird egg ⓘ
sacredPlace	sea cliffs near Orongo ⓘ
symbol	birdman ⓘ egg ⓘ seabird ⓘ
timePeriodOfMajorCult	late pre-contact period on Easter Island ⓘ
veneratedAs	protector of the community ⓘ source of life and growth ⓘ
worshipedBy	Rapa Nui people ⓘ
worshipedIn	Easter Island ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Makemake → namedAfter → Makemake (Rapa Nui deity) ⓘ

Orongo ceremonial village → linkedMythologicallyTo → Makemake (Rapa Nui deity) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Make-make, creator god of Rapa Nui religion

Orongo → associatedWith → Makemake (Rapa Nui deity) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Make-Make deity