Haumea

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Haumea
In Hawaiian mythology, Haumea is a goddess of fertility and childbirth. With Kane Milohai, she is the mother of PeleKā-moho-ali'iNamakaPereKapo and Hi'iaka. She was a powerful sorceress and gave birth to many creatures; some after turning herself into a young woman to marry her children and grandchildren. She was finally killed by Kaulu.
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Haumea
[Polynesian] The Hawaiian (Polynesian) fertility goddess and goddess of childbirth. She gave birth to various strange and noisy creatures. Haumea is a powerful sorceress, and made herself reborn as a young woman to marry her own children and grandchildren. With her magical plants and stick she attracts fish. The trickster Kaulu finally broke her power and killed her. She is the mother of Pele.
 
Haumia Tiketike
[Polynesian] The god of wild plants, ferns and uncultivated food, i.e. wild berries and roots. He is the brother of Rongo, the god of cultivated food.


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