Te Uira

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Te Uira
Atua of lightning
Gender	Male
Region	New Zealand
Ethnic group	Māori
Offspring	Te Kanapu

Te Uira is an atua who personifies lightning in Māori mythology.^[1] Te Uira's child Te Kanapu, grandparent of Whaitiri, is also a personification of lightning.^[2]

See also

References

^ Keanel, Basil (2006). "Tāwhirimātea – the weather: Wind and Storms". Te Ara Enyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
^ Reed, A.W. (1963). Treasury of Maori Folklore. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 158.

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