In Hawaiian mythology, Mahina is a lunar deity, mother of Hemā. Mahina is also the word for the "Moon" in Hawaiian language.
The Hawaiian name for the Moon, “Mahina,” is derived from her name. In some stories, the dark regions on the Moon are said to be a banyan tree from which Hina makes cloth for the gods. Once, when Hina was up in the banyan tree, she broke off a branch for its bark.
While there are numerous akua (gods) in the Hawaiian Pantheon, there are four major gods Kū, Kanaloa, Kāne, Lono.
Selene, (Greek: “Moon”) Latin Luna, in Greek and Roman religion, the personification of the moon as a goddess. She was worshipped at the new and full moons.
The chief god of the Hawaiian pantheon, Kane was the creator and the god of light. There are several titles beginning with the name Kane, but they all refer to the creator god. He's called Tane in Tahiti, New Zealand and southeastern Polynesia. People offered prayers, kapa cloth and mild intoxicants to the god.
The Hawaiian god Kaulu has many strange abilities and is an extremely powerful fighter. Kaulu is a trickster god and is quite destructive and at times violent, and is known for being one of the most powerful beings in their mythology.
Kanaloa is also considered to be the god of the Underworld and a teacher of magic.
Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (ツクヨミノミコト, 月読命), or simply Tsukuyomi (ツクヨミ, 月読) or Tsukiyomi (ツキヨミ), is the moon god in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion. The name "Tsukuyomi" is a compound of the Old Japanese words tsuku (月, "moon, month", becoming modern Japanese tsuki) and yomi (読み, "reading, counting").
Selene was worshipped in Greek mythology because of her ability to pull the moon across the sky with her chariot to provide a bright light in the otherwise dark sky.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess is a 2022 adult fantasy novel by Malaysian writer Sue Lynn Tan. Tan's debut novel was inspired by Chinese mythology and the legend of the moon goddess Chang'e. Published on 11 January 2022 by Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins, it is the first book in a planned duology.
Laka (Goddess of Beauty, Love, Fertility)
The goddess of beauty, love, fertility and reproduction Laka is best known for creating the beautiful Hawaiian hula dance.
Māui is a demi-god who is popular in the Native Hawaiian culture. He is known for being the “trickster.” It is said that he owns a great fish-hook called Manaiakalani. Legend has it that Māui created the Hawaiian islands by tricking his brothers into going fishing with him.
Lā is the Hawaiian word for both sun and day. As we learn in our ʻŌlelo Kahua classes, the article that precedes lā is “ka,” ka lā, the sun.
The Hawaiian word for Moon is Mahina*. It is derived from the name of the Goddess of the Moon.
ahoroa. 1. (noun) moon. Ko ahoroa, ko māhina, ko atarau ētahi atu ingoa mō te marama (Te Ara 2015). / Ahoroa, māhina and atarau are some other names for the moon.
Nanna (also known as Nannar, Nanna-Suen, Sin, Asimbabbar, Namrasit, Inbu) is the Mesopotamian god of the moon and wisdom. He is one of the oldest gods in the Mesopotamian pantheon and is first mentioned at the very dawn of writing in Sumer c. 3500 BCE.
Selene (also known as Mene) is the personification and goddess of the moon in Greek mythology. Every night, she travels across the sky in her chariot, pulling the moon behind her. Selene is the daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Theia. She is commonly associated with the fellow Greek goddesses Artemis and Hecate.
The primary symbol of the moon god was as a bull, the result of the horizontal crescent of the waxing moon appearing similar to the horns of that animal. This symbolism led to a consideration of the moon god as a cowherd, which is celebrated most clearly in the composition The Herds of Nanna (ETCSL 4.13.
Male lunar gods are also common, such as Sin of the Mesopotamians, Mani of the Germanic tribes, Tsukuyomi of the Japanese, Igaluk/Alignak of the Inuit, and the Hindu god Chandra.
Ame-no-Uzume.
Ra controls the sun and the moon. He has the power of creation and is responsible for the creation of many other gods as well as humans.
Kane created Kanaloa (god of the ocean/underworld) to be the opposite of himself and represents darkness while Kane stands for creation and light.
Who is Haumea? Hawaiian mythology. Haumea is the guardian goddess of the island of Hawaiʻi. She is identified with Papa, the goddess of the earth and wife of Wākea (space).