ID: 901002598 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002598	Record Type: Character/Person

	Rohe (Maori deity)

Note: Goddess of the pō (spirit world), where she gathers the spirits of the dead. In life, she was the wife of the demi-god Māui; known for her beauty; sister of the sun. The introduction of black magic and death were introduced to the world through her and her husband: After a quarrel, she was killed by Māui using black magic; her spirit returned and destroyed him.

Names:

	Rohe (Maori deity) (preferred,English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Pacific Islander iconography> (P)
		........<Pacific Islander characters> (P)
		............Rohe (Maori deity) (I)

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)

Sources:

	Rohe (Maori deity)
	................Gathercole, The Art of the Pacific Islands (1979)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Gathercole, The Art of the Pacific Islands (1979)