Madame Pele

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Madame Pele is the revered Hawaiian volcano and fire goddess believed to reside in Kīlauea, central to many Native Hawaiian legends and cultural practices.

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Madame Pele canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hawaiian goddess
fire deity
volcano goddess
alsoKnownAs Pele NERFINISHED
Pelehonuamea NERFINISHED
associatedWith creation of land
destruction
earthquakes
fire
lava
lightning
renewal
thunder
volcanoes
centralTo Hawaiian legends
Hawaiian mythology
Hawaiian oral traditions
countryOfOrigin Hawaii NERFINISHED
culture Native Hawaiian culture
depictedAs beautiful young woman
figure in flowing red garments
old woman
hasDomain Hawaiian volcanic landscape
island of Hawaiʻi NERFINISHED
hasRole bringer of volcanic eruptions
protector of the land
shaper of islands
hasSacredSite Halemaʻumaʻu crater NERFINISHED
Kīlauea summit caldera NERFINISHED
honoredWith chants
hula
offerings
prayers
influences Hawaiian cultural practices
Hawaiian environmental stewardship values
Hawaiian place-based traditions
languageOfName Hawaiian language
partOf Hawaiian pantheon
residesIn Kīlauea NERFINISHED
subjectOf Hawaiian chants (oli)
Hawaiian hula
Hawaiian moʻolelo (stories)
symbolizes creative destruction
living presence of the land
power of nature
veneratedIn Hawaiian religion
Native Hawaiian spiritual practices

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Pele epithet Madame Pele