Tangaloa (sky god)
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Tangaloa is a principal Polynesian sky god revered as a creator and ancestral deity in Tongan and wider Pacific mythologies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tangaloa (sky god) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12178061 — 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: Tangaloa (sky god) Context triple: [Tuʻi Tonga, claimedAncestor, Tangaloa (sky god)]
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A.
Tāne
Tāne is a major Polynesian deity, especially in Māori tradition, revered as the god of forests, birds, and the creator or shaper of humankind.
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B.
Rongo
Rongo is a major Polynesian deity commonly associated with cultivated food, especially sweet potatoes, as well as peace and agriculture.
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C.
Māui (Polynesian demigod)
Māui is a celebrated Polynesian culture hero and trickster demigod known for feats such as fishing up islands, slowing the sun, and bringing fire to humanity.
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D.
Wākea
Wākea is a prominent figure in Hawaiian mythology, often regarded as the sky father and a creator deity associated with the origins of the Hawaiian Islands and their people.
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E.
Māui-taha
Māui-taha is one of the lesser-known brothers of the Polynesian culture hero Māui, appearing in various Māori and Polynesian traditions.
- 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: Tangaloa (sky god) Target entity description: Tangaloa is a principal Polynesian sky god revered as a creator and ancestral deity in Tongan and wider Pacific mythologies.
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A.
Tāne
Tāne is a major Polynesian deity, especially in Māori tradition, revered as the god of forests, birds, and the creator or shaper of humankind.
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B.
Rongo
Rongo is a major Polynesian deity commonly associated with cultivated food, especially sweet potatoes, as well as peace and agriculture.
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C.
Māui (Polynesian demigod)
Māui is a celebrated Polynesian culture hero and trickster demigod known for feats such as fishing up islands, slowing the sun, and bringing fire to humanity.
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D.
Wākea
Wākea is a prominent figure in Hawaiian mythology, often regarded as the sky father and a creator deity associated with the origins of the Hawaiian Islands and their people.
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E.
Māui-taha
Māui-taha is one of the lesser-known brothers of the Polynesian culture hero Māui, appearing in various Māori and Polynesian traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.