Tāwhirimātea

Tāwhirimātea (also Tawhiri ) is in the mythology of the Māori god of weather, thunder and lightning, wind, clouds, and storms. He is a son of Rangi and Papa, Father Sky and Mother Earth.

The children of Rangi and Papa lived in darkness in a narrow space between heaven and earth, because their parents, heaven and earth, were closely entwined in eternal love. Tāwhirimātea was, however, to separate the parents.

In his anger at his brothers who had the divine parents Rangi and Papa ultimately separated, he destroyed the forests of the forest god Tāne, Tangaroa and his descendants drove into the sea, pursued Rongo and Haumia - tiketike, the gods of the food until it in womb of Mother Earth took refuge and rooted. Tāwhirimātea found only in his brother Tūmatauenga a worthy opponent he could not beat.

Gathered for the fight against his brothers Tāwhirimātea an army around him, consisting of his children, winds and clouds of various kinds, APU - hau and others, including APU matangi, Ao -nui, Ao - roa, Ao - pouri, Ao - pōtango, Ao - whētuma, Ao - whekere, Ao - kāhiwahiwa, Ao - kānapanapa, Ao - pākinakina, Ao - pakarea, and Ao - tākawe. Grey translates this name with ' violent squall, whirlwind, dense clouds, massive clouds, dark dense clouds, fearsome clouds, clouds that announce a hurricane, black clouds, clouds that reflect red light, clouds that befall from all corners, storm clouds and very fast moving clouds '.

Other children of Tāwhirimātea are various kinds of rain, mist and fog. Tāwhirimāteas attacks led to terrible floods and floods. The names of these children are, for example, Ua- nui ( terrible rain), Ua- roa ( long-lasting rain ), Vo - what u ( terrible hail storms), and Ua- nganga ( sleet ), then fought Hau maringi ( Dunst), Hau - marotoroto (heavy dew), and Tōmairangi ( light mist ). Tregear also mentioned Hau maringiringi as the personification of mist.