Global InformationIo Matua Kore information
| Io-matua-kore | |
|---|---|
Creator of creators; Parentless one; Supreme being | |
| Other names |
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| Gender | Male[1] |
| Region | Polynesia |
Io Matua Kore is often understood as the supreme being in Polynesian native religion, particularly of the Māori people.
Io does seem to be present in the mythologies of other Polynesian islands including Hawai‘i, the Society Islands, and the Cook Islands.[1] He, or somebody else with his name, appears as a great-grandson of Tiki, and a father of another Io-rangi in Moriori mythology.[2]: 106, 669
- ^ a b c Moorfield, John C. "Io". Māori Dictionary. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891). The Maori-Polynesian comparative dictionary. Wellington: Lyon and Blair. Retrieved 15 June 2020.