Maui

PolynesianCulture hero and trickster

MythologyPolynesian

RoleCulture hero and trickster

About Maui

Snared the sun to slow its passage so his mother could finish her work. Drew islands from the sea with a fishhook. Met his end trying to win immortality for humanity by passing through the sleeping goddess of night, foiled when a bird laughed and woke her. His tales rode with Polynesian voyagers from Hawaii to Aotearoa.

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