Makeatutara

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Makeatutara is a figure in Māori mythology known as the father of the demigod Māui and a guardian associated with the underworld.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Makeatutara canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Māori mythological figure
mythological figure
appearsIn traditions about Māui’s attempted conquest of death
traditions about Māui’s birth
associatedWith afterlife
death
underworld
causeOf Māui’s mortality
countryOfOrigin New Zealand
culture Māori
ethnicGroup Māori
fatherOf Māui (Polynesian demigod)
surface form: Māui
guardianOf pathways to the underworld
hasOffspring Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga
surface form: Māui
languageOfName Te Reo Māori
surface form: Māori language
mythology Māori mythology
narrativeRole father of a culture hero
source of Māui’s mortality
partOf Māui (Polynesian demigod)
surface form: Māui cycle of myths
position guardian at the entrance to the underworld
regionOfOrigin Polynesia
religion traditional Māori religion
role guardian of the underworld
sexOrGender male
spouse Taranga

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Māui (Polynesian demigod) parent Makeatutara
subject surface form: Māui
Taranga spouse Makeatutara