Lono
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Lono is a principal Hawaiian god associated with agriculture, fertility, rainfall, and the Makahiki harvest festival.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tūtū Pele | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hawaiian god
ⓘ
deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Makahiki festival
ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ fertility ⓘ games ⓘ harvest ⓘ music ⓘ peace ⓘ prosperity ⓘ rainfall ⓘ tax collection during Makahiki ⓘ |
| classification | Polynesian deity ⓘ |
| cosmicRole | bringer of life-giving rains ⓘ |
| culture | Hawaiian religion ⓘ |
| domain |
agricultural abundance
ⓘ
fertile land ⓘ rain clouds ⓘ |
| equatedWith | Rongo in some wider Polynesian comparisons ⓘ |
| festival |
Makahiki festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Makahiki
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasMyth |
arrival by sea during Makahiki
ⓘ
connection to the origin of certain food plants ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
chiefs
ⓘ
commoners ⓘ |
| majorDeityGroup | one of the four major Hawaiian gods ⓘ |
| majorDeityGroupMembers |
Kanaloa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kane ⓘ Ku ⓘ |
| mythologicalType | god of peace and agriculture ⓘ |
| regionOfWorship | Hawaiian Islands ⓘ |
| religion |
Polynesian indigenous religions
ⓘ
surface form:
Native Hawaiian religion
|
| ritualFunction |
marks beginning of agricultural year
ⓘ
sanctifies harvest ⓘ |
| roleInCalendar | presides over the Makahiki season ⓘ |
| season |
Makahiki festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Makahiki
|
| seasonAssociatedWith | wet season ⓘ |
| symbol |
akua loa staff
ⓘ
gourds ⓘ pigs ⓘ rain clouds ⓘ white kapa banners ⓘ |
| tabooPeriod | warfare prohibited during Makahiki ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
kapu on warfare during Makahiki
ⓘ
offerings of first fruits ⓘ religious processions ⓘ sporting competitions ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.