Māori mythology
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Māori mythology is the body of traditional narratives, beliefs, and legends of the indigenous Māori people of Aotearoa New Zealand, featuring gods, ancestral heroes like Māui, and explanations of the natural world and human origins.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Māori mythology canonical | 7 |
| Māori creation narratives | 1 |
| Māori religion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3692382 — 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: Māori mythology Context triple: [Māui, culture, Māori mythology]
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Haida mythology
Haida mythology is the traditional body of stories, beliefs, and spiritual teachings of the Haida people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, featuring powerful animal beings, complex origin tales, and rich oral traditions.
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B.
Māori
Māori are the Indigenous Polynesian people of Aotearoa New Zealand, known for their rich cultural traditions, language (te reo Māori), and significant influence on the nation’s identity.
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Moriori
The Moriori are an Indigenous Polynesian people of the Chatham Islands, known for their pacifist culture and distinct traditions separate from mainland Māori.
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D.
Celtic mythology
Celtic mythology is the body of ancient myths, legends, and religious beliefs of the Celtic peoples, featuring deities, heroes, and supernatural beings preserved in Irish, Welsh, and other Celtic traditions.
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E.
Norse mythology
Norse mythology is the body of pre-Christian Scandinavian myths and legends featuring gods like Odin and Thor, cosmological worlds such as Asgard and Midgard, and apocalyptic events like Ragnarök.
- 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: Māori mythology Target entity description: Māori mythology is the body of traditional narratives, beliefs, and legends of the indigenous Māori people of Aotearoa New Zealand, featuring gods, ancestral heroes like Māui, and explanations of the natural world and human origins.
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A.
Haida mythology
Haida mythology is the traditional body of stories, beliefs, and spiritual teachings of the Haida people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, featuring powerful animal beings, complex origin tales, and rich oral traditions.
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B.
Māori
Māori are the Indigenous Polynesian people of Aotearoa New Zealand, known for their rich cultural traditions, language (te reo Māori), and significant influence on the nation’s identity.
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C.
Moriori
The Moriori are an Indigenous Polynesian people of the Chatham Islands, known for their pacifist culture and distinct traditions separate from mainland Māori.
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D.
Celtic mythology
Celtic mythology is the body of ancient myths, legends, and religious beliefs of the Celtic peoples, featuring deities, heroes, and supernatural beings preserved in Irish, Welsh, and other Celtic traditions.
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E.
Norse mythology
Norse mythology is the body of pre-Christian Scandinavian myths and legends featuring gods like Odin and Thor, cosmological worlds such as Asgard and Midgard, and apocalyptic events like Ragnarök.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polynesian mythology
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indigenous knowledge system ⓘ mythology ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Māori people ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
ao
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atua ⓘ mana ⓘ mauri ⓘ pō ⓘ taniwha ⓘ tapu ⓘ tipua ⓘ utu ⓘ wairua ⓘ whakapapa ⓘ |
| hasDomainDeity |
Haumia-tiketike – wild foods
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Rongo – cultivated food and peace ⓘ Tangaroa – sea and marine life ⓘ Tāne Mahuta – forests and birds ⓘ Tāwhirimātea – winds and storms ⓘ
linked to:
Tāwhirimātea
Tūmatauenga – war and people ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Haumia-tiketike
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Hine-nui-te-pō ⓘ Hinetītama ⓘ Io Matua Kore ⓘ Kupe ⓘ Māui ⓘ
linked to:
Māui (Polynesian demigod)
Papatūānuku ⓘ Ranginui ⓘ Rehua ⓘ Rongo ⓘ Rūaumoko ⓘ Tangaroa ⓘ Tāne Mahuta ⓘ Tāwhirimātea ⓘ Tūmatauenga ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Māori language ⓘ |
| hasModernDocumentation |
ethnographic records by Pākehā researchers
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written collections by Māori scholars ⓘ |
| hasModernRole |
New Zealand school curricula
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cultural revitalisation ⓘ education in kura kaupapa Māori ⓘ |
| hasMythType |
cosmogonic myth
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creation myth ⓘ heroic legend ⓘ tribal tradition ⓘ |
| hasNarrative |
descent to Rarohenga
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fishing up of Te Ika-a-Māui ⓘ
linked to:
Te Ika-a-Māui
origin of fire from Mahuika ⓘ quest for immortality by Māui ⓘ separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku ⓘ snaring of the sun by Māui ⓘ voyages of Kupe ⓘ |
| hasRealm |
Rarohenga
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Te Ao Mārama ⓘ
linked to:
Te Ao Māori
Te Pō ⓘ |
| hasSourceType |
hapū tradition
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iwi tradition ⓘ tribal variation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Māori art
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Māori carving ⓘ Māori performing arts ⓘ Māori weaving ⓘ New Zealand film ⓘ New Zealand literature ⓘ |
| partOf | Māori culture ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hawaiian mythology
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Polynesian navigation traditions ⓘ Rarotongan mythology ⓘ Samoan mythology ⓘ Tahitian mythology ⓘ |
| transmissionMethod |
karakia
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oral transmission ⓘ waiata ⓘ whakapapa recitation ⓘ whakataukī ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Māori mythology Description of subject: Māori mythology is the body of traditional narratives, beliefs, and legends of the indigenous Māori people of Aotearoa New Zealand, featuring gods, ancestral heroes like Māui, and explanations of the natural world and human origins.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Māui (Polynesian demigod)
subject linked to:
Maori rock carvings at Mine Bay
subject linked to:
Te Kore (the realm of potential being)
linked to: Māori mythology