TINIRAU
Maori God
Guardian God of all the fishes
The son of Sea God Tangaroa, he is a guardian and protector of fish. Unfortunately, when it came to his own pet fish, he failed to save the whale.
He used to ride a magnificent specimen called Tutu-nui, which was his favorite of all the whales. But one day while entertaining a visiting priest named Kae, he made some rather ill-advised boasts about how delicious whalemeat is.
Shortly afterwards, Kae asked if it was possible to borrow the whale for a few days. Tinirau, in complete blissful ignorance, was happy to oblige.
It was only after he began to smell the distant aroma of delicious barbecued whale drifting towards him on the breeze that he realized what was up.
By then it was too late to save his precious Tutu-nui, so instead he opted for a slightly over-complicated revenge murder involving lewd dancing ladies, a magic spell and a burning couch.
Apart from this sorry incident, Tinirau is a highly popular deity not just among the Maori but also across Polynesia. He is a deity featured in the legends of many cultures under various names and nobody mentions the whale incident.
Tinirau Facts and Figures
Name: Tinirau
Pronunciation: Coming soon
Alternative names:
Gender: Male
Type: God
Area or people: Maori people of Polynesia
Celebration or Feast Day: Unknown at present
Role: Unknown at present
Good/Evil Rating: NEUTRAL, may not care
Popularity index: 3518
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Article last revised on April 30, 2019 by the Godchecker data dwarves.
Editors: Peter J. Allen, Chas Saunders
References: Coming soon.