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Whiro

Whiro-te-tipua (aka Whiro) is the lord of darkness and embodiment of all evil in Māori mythology. Usually depicted as a lizard-like creature, he inhabits the underworld and is responsible for the ills of all people, a contrast to his brother and enemy Tāne.

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Abode
Taiwhetuki
Ethnic group
Māori, Paʻumotu people
Gender
Male
Parents
Ranginui and Papatuinuku
Region
Polynesia
Siblings
Urutengangana, Tāwhiri, Tangaroa, Kiwa, Tū, Tāne

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Whiro

Nodes15
Edges14
Triples15
Avg. degree1.87
Density0.133333
Components1

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Whiro

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related to Confusion · 9
Whiro → Iro, Little, New Zealand, Papatūānuku, Polynesian, Ranginui, Rarotonga, Whanganui, Whiro-te-tipua
Abode · 1
Whiro → Taiwhetuki
Ethnic group · 1
Whiro → Māori, Paʻumotu people
Gender · 1
Whiro → Male
Parents · 1
Whiro → Ranginui and Papatuinuku
Region · 1
Whiro → Polynesia
Siblings · 1
Whiro → Urutengangana, Tāwhiri, Tangaroa, Kiwa, Tū, Tāne

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underworld people evil māori tāne new also darkness taiwhetuki death whiro-te-tipua mythology tribes name ranginui cremation geckos skinks tuatara mercury

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WhiroAbodeTaiwhetuki1.00infobox
WhiroEthnic groupMāori, Paʻumotu people1.00infobox
WhiroGenderMale1.00infobox
WhiroParentsRanginui and Papatuinuku1.00infobox
WhiroRegionPolynesia1.00infobox
WhiroSiblingsUrutengangana, Tāwhiri, Tangaroa, Kiwa, Tū, Tāne1.00infobox
Whirorelated to ConfusionWhiro-te-tipua0.60section
Whirorelated to ConfusionIro0.60section
Whirorelated to ConfusionRarotonga0.60section
Whirorelated to ConfusionPolynesian0.60section
Whirorelated to ConfusionPapatūānuku0.60section
Whirorelated to ConfusionRanginui0.60section

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