Māui

Summary

Māui is a deity^[1]. He ranks in the top 4% of deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (720 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Māui's mother was Hina^[3].
• Māui's image is recorded as Maui Snaring the Sun, pen and ink, circa 1927, Honolulu Academy of Arts.jpg^[4].
• Māui is recorded as male^[5].
• Māui's instance of is recorded as deity^[6].
• Māui's instance of is recorded as demigod^[7].
• Māui's instance of is recorded as trickster^[8].
• Māui's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2022129075^[9].
• Māui's said to be the same as is recorded as Ti'iti'i^[10].
• Māui's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nkxr^[11].
• Māui's worshipped by is recorded as Polynesian mythology^[12].
• Māui's described by source is recorded as Ragnarok: The Age of Fire and Gravel^[13].
• Māui's described by source is recorded as The Mythology of All Races^[14].
• Māui's described by source is recorded as St. Nicholas Magazine^[15].
• Māui's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia.com^[16].
• Māui's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia.com^[17].
• Māui's described by source is recorded as Q55075031^[18].
• Māui's partially coincident with is recorded as Māui^[19].
• Māui's partially coincident with is recorded as Māui^[20].
• Māui's partially coincident with is recorded as Maui^[21].
• Māui's partially coincident with is recorded as Maui^[22].
• Māui's partially coincident with is recorded as Maui^[23].
• Māui's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Maui-Polynesian-deity^[24].
• Māui's superhuman feature or ability is recorded as shapeshifting^[25].
• Māui's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03850088n^[26].
• Māui's Fandom article ID is recorded as the-demonic-paradise:Māui^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Māui's mother was Hina^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Māui include Mauisaurus^[28], a fossil taxon^[29].

Why It Matters

Māui ranks in the top 4% of deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (720 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for him include Mauisaurus^[28], a fossil taxon^[29].

FAQs

Who were Māui's parents?

Māui's mother was Hina^[3].