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ID: 901002573
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002573
Record Type: Character/Person

Ranginui (Maori deity)

Note: Maori sky father deity.

Names:
Ranginui (Maori deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
Ranginui (Maori deity) (Maori-P,D)
Rangi (Maori deity) (English)
Raki (Maori deity) (English)
Rakinui (Maori deity) (English)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Pacific Islander iconography> (P)
........<Pacific Islander characters> (P)
............Ranginui (Maori deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
is actor for .... Maori Creation Story
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Pacific Islander iconography, Pacific Islander narratives, Maori Creation Story (Maori narrative)) [901002574]
parent of .... Ruaumoko
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Pacific Islander iconography, Pacific Islander characters, Ruaumoko (Maori deity)) [901002587]
parent of .... Tānemahuta
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Pacific Islander iconography, Pacific Islander characters, Tānemahuta (Maori deity)) [901002577]
counterpart is .... Papatūānuku
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Pacific Islander iconography, Pacific Islander characters, Papatūānuku (Maori deity)) [901002572]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Maori (culture or style)
.....(New Zealand, Polynesian, Oceanic, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... sky
.....(earth features, earth sciences concepts, physical sciences concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Ranginui (Maori deity)
................Te Papa online (2000-) https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/search/Ranginui/results
Rangi (Maori deity)
................Te Papa online (2000-)
Raki (Maori deity)
................Te Papa online (2000-)
Rakinui (Maori deity)
................Te Papa online (2000-)

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