Pele
The Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, fire, and lightning. Pele is a fierce and passionate deity who creates new land through volcanic eruptions and whose temper is as volatile as the lava she commands.
Divine domains
Polynesian Goddesses
7 goddesses of the Polynesian Pantheon in the atlas, with the domains each entry lists, most prominent first.
Papa
The Earth Mother, wife of Rangi the Sky Father. Papa lay in eternal embrace with Rangi until their children separated them, bringing light into the world. She remains the foundation upon which all life exists.
Haumea
A powerful fertility goddess with the ability to regenerate herself and transform her age. In Hawaiian tradition, Haumea is the mother of Pele and many other deities, and taught humans the secrets of childbirth.
Hi'iaka
The youngest and most beloved sister of Pele. Hi'iaka is the patron goddess of hula dancers and the protagonist of one of the longest epic narratives in Hawaiian mythology, her journey to fetch Pele's lover Lohiau.
Hina
The goddess of the moon and women's arts, particularly the making of tapa cloth. Hina appears in many forms across Polynesia, sometimes as the mother of Maui, sometimes as a goddess who fled to the moon.
Namaka
The Hawaiian goddess of the sea and elder sister of Pele. Namaka's eternal conflict with her volcanic sister shaped the Hawaiian islands, as sea and fire battle for dominance.
Poliahu
The Hawaiian goddess of snow and ice, resident of Mauna Kea. Poliahu is Pele's rival, and their conflict represents the opposition of ice and fire on Hawaii's highest mountain.
Built from each deity's catalog entry, using its recorded gender. Back to the Polynesian Pantheon, or browse every deity.