Auahitūroa is a
male Māori deity, personification of comets, and the origin of
fire
Fire is the rapid oxidation of a material (the fuel) in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction Product (chemistry), products.
At a certain point in the combustion reaction, called the ignition ...
.
His consort is
Mahuika
Mahuika is a Māori fire deity. Generally, Mahuika is female and wife of the god Auahitūroa. Myths
In some versions, she is the younger sister of Hine-nui-te-pō, goddess of death. It was from her that Māui (in some versions he is her grands ...
, the goddess of fire.
See also
*
Māori mythology
Māori mythology and Māori traditions are two major categories into which the remote oral history of New Zealand's Māori may be divided. Māori myths concern fantastic tales relating to the origins of what was the observable world for the pr ...
References
* E. Best, ''Māori Religion and Mythology, Part 2''. Dominion Museum Bulletin No.11. (Museum of New Zealand: Wellington), 1982.
Fire gods
Māori gods
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