Back هوميا (ربة) Arabic হাউমেয়া (পুরাণ) Bengali/Bangla Haumea (božstvo) Czech Haumea (gudinde) Danish Haumea (Mythologie) German Haumea (mitología) Spanish هائومیا (افسانه) Persian Haumea (jumalatar) Finnish Hauméa (mythologie) French Haumea (mitoloxía) Galician
| Haumea | |
|---|---|
Goddess of fertility and childbirth | |
| Gender | Female |
| Region | Hawaii |
| Ethnic group | Hawaiians |
| Consort | Mulinaha, Kanaloa |
| Offspring | Pele, Kāne Milohai, Kāmohoaliʻi, Nāmaka, Kapo, Hiʻiaka, Laumiha, Kahaʻula, Kahakauakoko, and Kauakahi |
Haumea (Hawaiian: [həuˈmɛjə]) is the goddess of fertility and childbirth in Hawaiian mythology. She is the mother of many important deities, such as Pele, Kāne Milohai, Kāmohoaliʻi, Nāmaka, Kapo, and Hiʻiaka. She was killed by Kaulu. Haumea is one of the most important Hawaiian gods, and her worship is among the oldest on the Hawaiian islands.[1]
- ^ Craig 2004, p. 128-129.