Pele

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Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire, revered as the powerful creator and destroyer of land in Hawaiian mythology.

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Label Occurrences
Pele canonical 8

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hawaiian deity
goddess
mythological figure
associatedWith Halemaʻumaʻu Crater
surface form: Halemaʻumaʻu crater

Kīlauea
surface form: Kīlauea volcano

earthquakes
lava
lightning
volcanic eruptions
category fire deity
volcano deity
culture Hawaiian
depictedAs beautiful young woman
old woman
domain fire
volcanoes
epithet Madame Pele
Punga
surface form: Pele-honua-mea

Lono
surface form: Tūtū Pele
family Haumea
Hiʻiaka
Kāne Milohai
Hiʻiaka
surface form: Nā-maka-o-Kahaʻi
gender female
influenced Hawaiian chants
Hawaiian hula
Hawaiian legends
knownFor fiery temper
passionate nature
mythology Hawaiian mythology
narrativeType oral tradition
parent Haumea
power control of lava flows
creation of new land
destruction of land
religion traditional Hawaiian religion
residence Halemaʻumaʻu Crater
surface form: Halemaʻumaʻu crater

Kīlauea
residenceIsland Big Island of Hawaiʻi
surface form: Hawaiʻi Island
role creator of land
destroyer of land
goddess of fire
goddess of volcanoes
sibling Hiʻiaka
Hiʻiaka
surface form: Nā-maka-o-Kahaʻi
symbol flames
lava
red volcanic glow
worshippedBy Native Hawaiians
worshippedIn Hawaiian Islands

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