Tū
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Tū is a major Polynesian war and hunting god, particularly revered in Māori tradition as a powerful ancestral figure and guardian of warriors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tū canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Māori deity
ⓘ
Polynesian deity ⓘ hunting god ⓘ war god ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
conflict
ⓘ
courage ⓘ discipline ⓘ strategy ⓘ violence ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | atua who turns against his brothers after the separation of sky and earth ⓘ |
| culture |
Māori
ⓘ
Polynesian ⓘ |
| describedAs | god of war and human activities in Māori tradition ⓘ |
| domain |
human activities
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ war ⓘ |
| ethicalAspect | embodiment of both destructive and protective aspects of war ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
son of Papatūānuku
ⓘ
son of Ranginui ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Māori gods
ⓘ
Polynesian mythology ⓘ war gods ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Tu
ⓘ
Tūmatauenga ⓘ
surface form:
Tumatauenga
Tūmatauenga ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Māori concepts of warfare
ⓘ
Māori ritual practices ⓘ Māori social order ⓘ |
| languageContext | Te Reo Māori name ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent | participant in the separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku ⓘ |
| regionOfCult |
New Zealand
ⓘ
surface form:
Aotearoa (New Zealand)
|
| ritualContext |
hunting rituals
ⓘ
preparation for battle ⓘ |
| role |
ancestral figure
ⓘ
atua of humankind ⓘ atua of war ⓘ guardian of warriors ⓘ |
| sacrificeType | human sacrifice in some traditions ⓘ |
| sibling |
Haumia-tiketike
ⓘ
Rongo ⓘ Tangaroa ⓘ Tāne ⓘ Tāwhirimātea ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation |
snaring and trapping
ⓘ
weapons ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Māori communities
ⓘ
Māori warriors ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.