Uenuku (or Uenuku-Kōpako, also given to some who are named after him [1]) is an atua of rainbows and a prominent ancestor in Māori tradition. Māori believed that the rainbow's appearance represented an omen, and one kind of yearly offering made to him was that of the young leaves of the first planted kūmara crop. [ 2 ]

Uenuku is a god of rainbows and important ancestor in Māori oral histories. Uenuku simply means 'rainbow'. [2] Uenuku is special to the Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, and Ngāi Tūhoe Māori tribes. He is also known to two groups of tribes called Kurahaupō and Tainui. The Te Arawa group of tribes also know of him.

Te Uenuku, or simply Uenuku, is an early Māori carving stored (but not displayed) at Te Awamutu Museum in the North Island of New Zealand. [1] Te Uenuku (literally "The Rainbow") represents Uenuku, a tribal atua of war who manifests as a rainbow.

Uenuku is a taonga (treasure) of the Tainui people. Uenuku was the god of the rainbow, and the style of this striking representation is unlike most Māori carvings. Uenuku was lost during the battle of Hingakākā between Ngāti Toa and Waikato tribes about 1780, and was rediscovered near Lake Ngāroto many years later.

Uenuku is a historical character from the People of the Springs in Natlan. He once journeyed with Xbalanque and participated in the Grand Alliance, but later left for unknown reasons.[2] He was the wielder of Footprint of the Rainbow and likely bore the Ancient Name UMJ ("UMJ," Umoja).[Note 1...

Uenuku 是毛利语中表示“彩虹”的词。 彩虹在毛利文化中有着重要的象征意义，不仅代表自然现象，还与神话和传说紧密相连。 Ko te Uenuku kei te rangi. 在毛利神话中， Uenuku 也是一位重要的神祇。 他是彩虹之神，被认为是连接天与地的桥梁。 在传统故事中， Uenuku 经常出现，象征着希望、和平和联系。 在毛利文化中， Uenuku 的出现被认为是吉兆，代表着神灵的祝福和保护。 彩虹也象征着不同部落之间的和平与团结。 因此，在毛利人的日常生活和仪式中， Uenuku …

Uenuku is a name that resonates throughout Whanganui tradition and first appears when the infamous chief Uenuku of Hawaiiki was reputed to have driven the tupuna of the Tainui and Te Arawa confederations from their homeland of Hawaiiki. It is reputed that Ngati Uenuku’s heartland was deep within their famous valley- the Manganui o te ao.

/ Uenuku: a Māori ancestor of significance, whose residence is in the red clouds of the eastern and western sky; and is also in the rainbow. New favourites & quiz! The Te Aka Māori Dictionary mobile app now has the ability to sort your favourite words into folders.

The god of the rainbow: Ti-whana kau ana Uenuku i te rangi. He was also a god of war, 1 and if a war-party was seen under the arch, it would be defeated; if to one side, victorious. Hawk feathers were sacred to him.

This ancient representation of the rainbow god Uenuku is one of the greatest taonga of the Tainui people. It is thought to date from about 1400, and is unlike all other known Māori carvings but resembles some Hawaiian traditional carvings. Uenuku was lost during a …