goddess of death Hine-nui-te-pō
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Hine-nui-te-pō is the Māori goddess of death and the underworld, known for bringing mortality to humankind and defeating the hero Māui in Polynesian mythology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| goddess of death Hine-nui-te-pō canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3692423 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: goddess of death Hine-nui-te-pō Context triple: [Māui, opponent, goddess of death Hine-nui-te-pō]
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A.
Hawaiian goddess Haumea
Hawaiian goddess Haumea is a major fertility and earth deity in Hawaiian mythology, associated with childbirth, regeneration, and the creation of the Hawaiian people.
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B.
Ereshkigal
Ereshkigal is the Mesopotamian goddess who rules the underworld and presides over the realm of the dead.
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C.
Makemake (Rapa Nui 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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D.
Auma
Auma is a Kenyan-British community activist, sociologist, and author best known as the half-sister of former U.S. President Barack Obama.
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E.
Hel (goddess)
Hel is the Norse goddess who rules over the realm of the dead that bears her name, presiding especially over those who die of illness or old age.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: goddess of death Hine-nui-te-pō Target entity description: Hine-nui-te-pō is the Māori goddess of death and the underworld, known for bringing mortality to humankind and defeating the hero Māui in Polynesian mythology.
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A.
Hawaiian goddess Haumea
Hawaiian goddess Haumea is a major fertility and earth deity in Hawaiian mythology, associated with childbirth, regeneration, and the creation of the Hawaiian people.
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B.
Ereshkigal
Ereshkigal is the Mesopotamian goddess who rules the underworld and presides over the realm of the dead.
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C.
Makemake (Rapa Nui 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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D.
Auma
Auma is a Kenyan-British community activist, sociologist, and author best known as the half-sister of former U.S. President Barack Obama.
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E.
Hel (goddess)
Hel is the Norse goddess who rules over the realm of the dead that bears her name, presiding especially over those who die of illness or old age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Māori deity
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goddess of death ⓘ underworld deity ⓘ |
| associatedMyth |
Māui’s attempt to enter her body
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origin of death for humankind ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
afterlife
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death ⓘ mortality ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| category |
Māori goddesses
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death deities ⓘ underworld deities ⓘ |
| causeOfTransformation | discovery of her father’s identity as her husband ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
receiving the spirits of the dead
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ruling the realm of the dead ⓘ |
| culture |
Māori mythology
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Polynesian mythology ⓘ |
| defeated | Māui’s attempt to gain immortality for humans ⓘ |
| domain |
Te Pō (the realm of becoming)
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surface form:
Pō (realm of darkness)
Rarohenga (Māori underworld) ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
benevolent guide of spirits
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fearsome destroyer of life ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bringing mortality to humankind
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defeating Māui ⓘ ending Māui’s quest for immortality ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Māori ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent | death of Māui ⓘ |
| mythologicalType | chthonic deity ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Great Woman of Night ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
bringer of human mortality
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limit to heroic power ⓘ |
| opposed |
Māui (Polynesian demigod)
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surface form:
Māui
|
| otherName |
Great Lady of the Night
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Great Woman of Night ⓘ |
| parent |
Hine-nui-te-pō
ⓘ
surface form:
Hine-tītama
|
| parentOf | children of Tāne ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | Aotearoa New Zealand indigenous belief ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Te Pō (the realm of becoming)
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surface form:
Pō (cosmic night)
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| relatedDeity |
Māui (Polynesian demigod)
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surface form:
Māui
Tāne ⓘ |
| role |
goddess of death
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guardian of the underworld ⓘ |
| spouse | Tāne ⓘ |
| symbol |
darkness
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death ⓘ night ⓘ |
| transformationFrom |
Hine-nui-te-pō
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surface form:
Hine-tītama
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: goddess of death Hine-nui-te-pō Description of subject: Hine-nui-te-pō is the Māori goddess of death and the underworld, known for bringing mortality to humankind and defeating the hero Māui in Polynesian mythology.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Māui