Rapa Nui mythology

E493990
mythology oral tradition

Rapa Nui mythology is the traditional body of myths and sacred narratives of Easter Island’s indigenous people, featuring deities like Makemake and explaining the island’s origins, rituals, and cultural identity.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Rapa Nui religion 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mythology ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
associatedMotif ancestor worship ⓘ
birdman motif ⓘ
sacred kingship ⓘ
sea voyaging ⓘ
associatedRitual birdman competition ⓘ
tangata manu ceremony ⓘ
associatedSite Orongo ceremonial village NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralDeity Makemake NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Chile ⓘ
ethnicGroup Rapa Nui people NERFINISHED ⓘ
explains genealogies of ariki chiefs ⓘ
origin of the Rapa Nui people ⓘ
ritual authority of Orongo ⓘ
sacred status of certain clans ⓘ
settlement of Easter Island ⓘ
hasCultureHero Hotu Matuʻa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Uho NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDeity Haua NERFINISHED ⓘ
Makemake NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tane NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tangaroa NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMythicFigure Hina Oio NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hinariru NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nuku Kehu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nuku Te Mango NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ure a Oho NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesGenre creation myths ⓘ
etiological tales ⓘ
heroic sagas ⓘ
migration legends ⓘ
ritual chants ⓘ
influenced Rapa Nui art ⓘ
Rapa Nui petroglyphs ⓘ
Rapa Nui religious practices ⓘ
Rapa Nui rock art at Orongo ⓘ
Rapa Nui social organization ⓘ
influencedBy wider Polynesian mythological traditions ⓘ
language Rapa Nui language NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainIslandName Rapa Nui NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainLocation Easter Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Polynesian oral traditions ⓘ
relatedTo ancestor cult ⓘ
moai statues NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeDepth pre-European contact period ⓘ
transmissionMethod chants ⓘ
oral recitation ⓘ
ritual performance ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Rapa Nui wooden statues → associatedWith → Rapa Nui mythology ⓘ
Birdman cult → culturalContext → Rapa Nui mythology ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rapa Nui religion
Makemake (Rapa Nui deity) → mythology → Rapa Nui mythology ⓘ