Raka-maomao or Rakamaomao, in
Māori mythology, is a god of
wind
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. He is the god of ordinary winds, in contrast to
Tāwhirimātea
In Māori mythology, Tāwhirimātea (or Tāwhiri) is the god of weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds and storms. He is a son of Papatūānuku (earth mother) and Ranginui ( sky father). Tawhirimatea is the second oldest of 7 chi ...
, who is the god of tempests.
To the
Waitaha tribe of the
South Island, Rakamaomao was the group of winds that blew from the south and north.
Raka-maomao is equivalent to Ra‘a (Society Islands),
Raka (Cook Islands),
La'a Maomao (
Hawaii
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)
and
Fa'atiu
In Samoan mythology Fa'atiu is the wind and storm god. In one Samoan legend, Tiʻitiʻi
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(
Samoa
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).
References
Māori gods
Wind deities
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