Māui (mythology)

Māui (Maui) is the great hero of Polynesian mythology. Stories about his exploits are told in nearly every Polynesian land. Maui in most cases is regarded as a demi-god, or as fully divine; in some places, he is regarded as merely human (Tregear 1891:233).

For major articles, see:

• Māui (Māori mythology)
• Māui (Hawaiian mythology)
• Maui (Tongan mythology)
• Maui (Tahitian mythology)
• Maui (Mangarevan mythology)
• Ti'iti'i (Samoan mythology)

External links

• The Māori story of Māui and Hine-nui-te-pō

References

• E.R. Tregear, Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Quay, 1891).
• M. Beckwith, Hawaiian Mythology (University of Hawaii Press: Honolulu, 1970).
• W.D. Westervelt, Legends of Maui (Hawaiian Gazette: Honolulu, 1910).