Hera was the goddess of marriage, mothers and families. Athena was the goddess of wisdom, war and useful arts. The Greek Olympians were Zeus who ruled the Earth, Poseidon who ruled the ocean, Hades who ruled the Underworld (these three brothers decided their respective kingdoms by lot.) Aphrodite was the goddess of love. They conflicted with each another when they came into contact with one other. The Māori world was governed by the six brothers, and each was passionate and staunch in what they loved. The gods were each responsible for a different part of creation. There is a moral in this story about the way a child will outlast and outgrow its parents. Here we have the elements that shaped from nothing a world we can relate to in form and substance. Tāne, the last to attempt it, succeeded where the rest had failed. Each god in turn tried his best to push them apart. However, it was decided to separate them. All creatures grew tired of living in this constant darkness and the brothers decided that they had to find a solution. The gods were their sons, Tāne of the forest, Haumia of uncultivated things, Tūmatuaenga of war and mankind, Rongo of peace, Tangaroa of the sea and Tāwhirimatea of the wind. Rangi and Papa, out of whom all beings grew, were locked together, the sky flat down on the earth. In the Māori stories of Creation, the first period was in darkness. Zeus, a god, was the son of Cronus, a Titan, and ruled the Earth from Olympus once this action had occurred. Although bigger than the gods, the gods were more powerful and defeated them.
The world of the twelve Titans was carnage. The Titans were the Greek mythological deities that preceded the Olympians. In this post, we aim to show some of their differences and comparisons of similarities.Ī belief in gods, supreme beings, demigods and humans This is a fascinating fact, given the disparity between the time periods of Greek civilization and Māori civilization and the geographical distance between these parts of the world. There are numerous similarities between the Greek myths of how the world was created, and the Māori mythological creation account.
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