Haumea (mythology)

Haumea is a Hawaiian deity of fertility.

It is according to tradition, the sister of Kane and Kanaloa and one of the oldest gods of the island. In some stories she is married to the god Kanaloa and has with him a number of children. These include the god of war Kekaua - Kahi, the volcano goddess Pele and the goddess Hi'iaka. Your children will be born from different parts of the body.

Others think it was the goddess of the Holy Earth Dad, this is wife of Wakea ( Great Void ). The two are the ancestors of all life (including humans).

Haumea appears in many forms. It has the magic wand Makalei that attracts fish and produced food, it can also transform it from an old woman in a beautiful young girl. With this force they once came back to their home country, turned into a young girl and married again. But one day it was discovered her secret and since she does not return. Alternatively, they will be caught and killed by Kaulu ..

As a fertility goddess she is also associated with the birth. There is also the story of the chieftain 's daughter Muleiula. This cried out in pain during birth, Haumea came and saw that the mortals were born by ail the belly of the mothers. Haumea then made a painkilling potion from the flowers of the Kan -Ka- Wi tree ( Spondias dulcis ). They were drinking Muleiula and since women can give birth normally.

Others

According to her, the dwarf planet Haumea is named. The planet has two moons probably Hiiaka and Namaka. In mythology, they are the children of the Goddess.