Tūmatauenga
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In Māori mythology, Tūmatauenga (Tū of the angry face) is the primary god () of war and human activities such as hunting, food cultivation, fishing, and cooking.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Polynesian
- Deity.name
- Tūmatauenga
- Deity.god_of
- of war, hunting, cooking, fishing, and food cultivation
- Deity.image
- File:Tumatauenga 04.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Statue of Tūmatauenga at Eden Park, Auckland
- Deity.symbol
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- Deity.consort
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- Deity.parents
- Ranginui and Papatūānuku
- Deity.gender
- Male
- Deity.region
- New Zealand
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Māori
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In Māori mythology, Tūmatauenga (Tū of the angry face) is the primary god () of war and human activities such as hunting, food cultivation, fishing, and cooking.
In creation stories, Tū suggests to kill his parents to allow light into the world. After they are instead separated. One of his brothers Tāwhirimātea was not happy with this and had declared war against his brothers and Tū was the only one who fought while the other brothers hid away avoiding the fight. Because of his brothers actions and having to fight Tāwhiri alone, he wars with his brothers and becomes the origin of humanity's activities, and the reasons for their behaviour when interacting with the creations of his brothers.