Haumea (mythology)

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Haumea is a Hawaiian deity of fertility.

According to tradition, she is the sister of Kāne and Kanaloa and is one of the oldest gods on the island. In some stories she is married to the god Kanaloa and has numerous children with him. These include the god of war Kekaua-Kahi , the volcano goddess Pele and the goddess Hi'iaka . Your children are born from different parts of the body.

Others see her as the goddess of the holy earth Papa , who is the wife of Wākea . The two are the ancestors of all life (including humans).

Haumea appears in numerous forms. She has the Makalei wand , which attracts fish and produces food, and it can transform her from an old woman into a beautiful young girl. With this strength she came back to her homeland, transformed into a young girl and got married again and again. But one day her secret was discovered and she has not returned since. Alternatively, she is captured and killed by Kaulu .

As the goddess of fertility, she is also associated with childbirth. There is also the story of the chief's daughter Muleiula . She screamed in the pain of childbirth, Haumea came and saw that mortals were born by cutting open the mothers' wombs. Haumea then made an analgesic potion from the flowers of the Kan-Ka-Wi tree ( Spondias dulcis ). She gave Muleiula to drink it and since then women have been able to give birth normally.

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The dwarf planet Haumea with the moons Hiʻiaka and Namaka , children of the goddess in mythology, is named after her.

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