166 documented Māori supernatural beings from the Evil Eye grimoire, including 45 greater and 40 lesser in power tier.
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Taranga is a maternal figure in Māori whakapapa best known as the mother of the culture-hero Māui (Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga). In the accounts supplied she appears in the origin episode of Māui’s birth and abandonment at the sea and functions primarily as a genealogical progenitor rather than an independently characterised supernatural being.
A great ocean-going canoe used by Māori ancestors for migration and settlement in New Zealand. (Note: - Power tier should be Primordial, as it's a great ocean-going canoe used for migration and settlement on a cosmic scale (i.e., settling an entire island). - Origin story is missing; include the sourc)
Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti is a Māori iwi (tribal group) of Aotearoa New Zealand, tracing descent from the eponymous ancestor Hauiti. The iwi is centred on Ūawa (Tolaga Bay) on the East Coast of the North Island and is known for its whare wānanga Te Rawheoro, leadership lineages, and kaitiaki role for ancestral taonga such as Te Pou o Hinematioro.
Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki is a Māori iwi (tribal group) of the Tūranga (Gisborne) district of Aotearoa New Zealand, named for the ancestor Māhaki. The iwi maintains rohe (territory), hapū, and marae and is represented in contemporary governance by Te Aitanga ā Māhaki Trust.
Te Anu-matao is attested as a named entry within a published family-tree listing of Māori deities (a whakapapa of atua). Beyond the listing of the name, the supplied sources do not record narratives, attributes, or rites connected to this name.
A large ocean-going voyaging canoe in Māori tradition, used for migration to settle New Zealand. (Note: 1. Power tier should be Ancient (deity-level) instead of Primordial (cosmic), as it's a significant entity in Māori tradition but not described as having cosmic powers. 2. Appearance description is ac)
A revered ancestral waka in Māori cosmology, constructed for transporting people and goods between Hawaiki and New Zealand. (Note: - Power tier should be Primordial, as it was able to withstand journeys between Hawaiki and New Zealand. - Abilities need to specify that Te Aratāwhao's journey was from New Zealand to Hawaiki (not ju)
Symbolic representation of an ocean-going canoe that played a significant role in the migrations of the Māori people to New Zealand. (Note: - Power tier: Primordial (Te Hoiere is a symbolic representation of a significant event, not a powerful regional entity) - Abilities: While it was used for transportation and navigation, it's unclear )
A significant ocean-going canoe in Māori tradition, used by ancestors to migrate to New Zealand. (Note: - Power tier should be Lesser (as it is a canoe used for migration, not a powerful regional entity) - Abilities should be removed or rephrased as there are no supernatural abilities mentioned - Sensor)
Significant ocean-going canoe used in the settlement of New Zealand, reflecting Māori ancestors' maritime traditions and skills. (Note: 1. The source material does not support a Primordial power tier, as it describes a significant ocean-going canoe used in human migrations, not a cosmic entity. 2. Appearance should be "No description )
A large ocean-going canoe used by Māori ancestors for migration and settlement, playing a significant role in New Zealand's history. (Note: - Power tier: Primordial (as it's one of the great ocean-going canoes, implying a significant, foundational role in Māori history) - Appearance: lacks description; however, according to Source 1, Te R)
A significant ocean-going canoe in Māori tradition, associated with the migration and settlement of New Zealand. (Note: * Power tier should be Greater (consistent with its importance in Māori tradition and history, but still a regional-scale entity) or possibly Ancient (if it was truly involved in a major migration eve)
A great ocean-going canoe from Māori tradition associated with the migrations that settled New Zealand. (Note: 1. Power tier should be Greater (as described as a "great" ocean-going canoe) but with a note that its sinking is consistent with Lesser or Minor Spirit characteristics, indicating it may not have bee)
A legendary great ocean-going canoe in Māori tradition, significant to the migrations that settled New Zealand. (Note: 1. Power tier should be "Ancient" based on its significant role in human migration and settlement. 2. Origin story is missing entirely; it would be helpful to include a brief explanation of how it cam)
Tangaroa is described in Māori mythology as the great atua of the sea, lakes, rivers, and the creatures that live within them, especially fish. An aspect called Tangaroa-whakamau-tai is said to exercise control over the tides, and he is sometimes depicted as a whale.
Te Whatuiāpiti was a Māori rangatira (chieftain) of Ngāti Kahungunu from the Heretaunga / Hawke's Bay region of Aotearoa/New Zealand and the eponymous ancestor of the hapū Ngāti Te Whatuiāpiti. Remembered in oral and recorded genealogies, his life—feuds, battles, marriages and reoccupation of lands—functions as a foundational narrative for hapū identity and territorial claims.
Tereanini is an ancestral ocean-going voyaging canoe (waka) in Māori tradition, cited in accounts of the migrations that settled Aotearoa (New Zealand). It is associated in the sources with Ngāti Porou and the captain Rongomaituaho, linking it to the foundational migration narratives from Hawaiki.
Tieke (Māori: tīeke) is the Māori name for the saddleback, a native New Zealand bird (genus Philesturnus) of the family Callaeidae. In the provided sources it is treated primarily as a species of cultural and natural-historical significance — appearing in place-names and cited in at least one account of ritual invocation for rain — rather than as a distinct supernatural personage.
Historical canoe in Māori tradition, significant to the migrations and history of the Māori people. (Note: * Power tier should be Lesser (local spirit) or at least not Primordial, as it's a historical canoe and not a supernatural entity. * Abilities section is correct as Tinana is not a supernatural entity)
In Māori mythology, Tinirau is the guardian of fish and a son of Tangaroa. He has pet whales and plays a crucial role in maintaining balance within the oceanic realm. (Note: 1. Power tier should be Greater (not Lesser) due to his divine or semi-divine lineage as a son of Tangaroa. 2. Appearance description is incomplete; add that no physical description of Tinirau is prov)
A Tohunga is a respected expert and leader in Māori society, possessing specialized knowledge or skills in various areas. (Note: * Power tier should be Ancient or at least higher than Greater, considering their association with spiritual leadership, healing, and advising on various levels of Māori society. * Summary is partiall)
Toi-te-huatahi (also Toi, Toi-kai-rākau) is a legendary Māori tūpuna (ancestor) associated with iwi of the Bay of Plenty and surrounding districts. Traditions link him to settlement, place-names (e.g., Te Moana-a-Toi), and genealogies (Te Tini-o-Toi), and recount episodes such as the dog story involving Uenuku and the planting of a karaka grove at Ōtara.
A chief in Hawaiki, creator of canoes and leader in Māori mythology. (Note: 1. Power tier: Lesser (Toto is a chief in Hawaiki, but his abilities described do not match Ancient or even Greater levels) 2. Appearance: Add appearance description based on source material 3. Abilit)
The supplied sources do not provide a direct definition of tupua; instead they show that tikanga Māori (customary Māori) values are integrally connected to landscape features such as roto (lake) and awa (river). The excerpts are fragmentary and contain no explicit ethnographic description of tupua, taniwha, or atua.
A revered ancestral figure in Māori tradition, significant to the Taranaki region and descendant of Rata. (Note: - Power tier: Primordial is too high; Turi's significance as a leader and ancestral figure suggests a Greater power tier (powerful regional). - Abilities: "Leadership qualities" and "contributions to )
The provided sources do not attest to a supernatural being named Tühi or Tuhi. The string appears in the materials as a Māori verb meaning 'to write, draw, record', as the name of an Auckland art institution (Te Tuhi), and as personal and place names; no mythological cosmology, appearance, powers, rituals, or warding practices for a spirit called Tühi are documented in the cited sources.
An ancestral waka (canoe) in Māori tradition, representing a cultural and historical connection between Polynesia and New Zealand. (Note: - Power tier: Primordial (due to its role in facilitating a major cultural and historical event) - Abilities: Not applicable, as it doesn't possess supernatural powers or behaviors; instead, describe )
A god in Māori mythology associated with forests and birds, son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku. (Note: - Power tier: Greater (Tāne's association with forests and birds is significant, but not deity-level) - Abilities: Add specific examples from source material, such as his role in shaping the world - A)
Tāne Mahuta is a major Māori deity associated with forests and birds, celebrated as the child of Ranginui and Papatūānuku who separated sky and earth and established the forest realm. The name is also given to a famous living kauri tree (Agathis australis) in Waipoua Forest, New Zealand, which is venerated and protected as a cultural and natural landmark.
Tāwhirimātea is the atua of weather in Māori cosmology, the personified ancestral being of winds, clouds, storms, thunder, lightning, rain, mist and related atmospheric phenomena. A son of Ranginui (Rangi) and Papatūānuku (Papa), he wages war on his siblings after their separation and his progeny are named winds, cloud-forms and kinds of precipitation.
A large, ocean-going voyaging canoe in Māori tradition that played a significant role in the migrations to New Zealand. (Note: 1. Power tier should be revised from Greater to Ancient, as it carried people "from one place to another, traversing the heavens or having spiritual significance". 2. Appearance is not fully supported)
A powerful ancestral waka from Māori tradition, central to the migrations that settled New Zealand. (Note: 1. Power tier: Lowered from Primordial to Greater, as it is described as an ancestral waka and its abilities are more aligned with powerful regional forces rather than cosmic. 2. Abilities: Clarify th)
Tū-te-wehiwehi (also Tū-te-wanawana) is an ancestral atua in Māori cosmology presented as the progenitor of reptiles and the father of lizards. He is placed in whakapapa as a descendant of Tangaroa and as a brother of Ikatere, whose flight from Tāwhirimātea explains the separation of life into sea and forest domains.
A primary god in Māori mythology associated with war, human activities related to sustenance and provision. (Note: - Power tier: Greater (not Ancient) - Abilities: Remove "food cultivation" as it's not mentioned in the source material - Sensory cues: Add "no explicit mention" - Weaknesses: Not specified in source )
A great ocean-going, voyaging canoe in the Māori tradition. (Note: 1. Power tier should be Primordial, as it's a "great ocean-going, voyaging canoe" used in migrations that settled New Zealand, implying a cosmic or foundational role. 2. Appearance: Remove statement a)
Tūpurupuru is a named human rangatira/warrior in Māori tradition, remembered in regional narratives (notably Wairarapa and some East Coast accounts) as a leader who confronts and kills the taniwha Ngārara Huarau and who appears in related genealogical and local-place stories. He functions as an ancestral/heroic human agent rather than a class of supernatural being.
Tūtāmure is presented in the sourced material as a human historical figure in Māori tradition: the nephew of the ariki Kahungunu who attacked Maunga-a-kāhia during Kahungunu's old age. The source treats Tūtāmure as an actor within genealogical and inter‑group conflict narratives rather than as a supernatural being.
A chief in Māori mythology, significant figure in the migration myth of Hawaiki. (Note: 1. Power tier: Downgrade to Greater (he is not described as having supernatural abilities, but his significance lies in his leadership). 2. Sensory cues: Add "None mentioned" or "Unknown". 3. Weakness)
An ancestral ocean-going canoe in Māori mythology, associated with Tamatea and the migration of settlers to New Zealand. (Note: - Power tier should be Greater (as it facilitated regional travel and migration) rather than Ancient. - Appearance is incomplete; the source does not mention physical description, but states Tūwhenua )
Māori atua associated with rainbows, war, and celestial objects. (Note: * Power tier: Primordial (not Ancient), given that Uenuku is associated with celestial objects and has prophetic abilities, which implies a higher level of power. * Appearance: "There is no physical d)
A great ocean-going canoe used by Māori ancestors to migrate and settle the South Island. (Note: - Power tier: Primordial (since it's a canoe used for migrating and settling an entire island, implying significant influence and power) - Abilities: More detail is needed on how it transported people)
In Māori mythology, Urutengangana is a god of light and the firstborn child of Ranginui (Sky father) and Papatūānuku (Earth mother). He plays a significant role in the creation myth and balance between light and darkness. (Note: 1. Power tier: Primordial does not necessarily imply Urutengangana has cosmic powers; consider reclassifying to Ancient or leaving unspecified. 2. Origin story: The article states "firstborn child" bu)
A great ocean-going canoe significant in Māori tradition, associated with regional migrations. (Note: - Power tier: Should be Ancient (Waipapa is a significant vessel associated with regional migrations) - Appearance: Missing information; add description from source material (none mentioned) - Sensory)
Wairua is the Māori concept of spirit or soul: a non-physical, enduring aspect of a person (or things connected to people) that exists beyond death and is the focus of spiritual care within Māori wellbeing frameworks.
In Māori tradition, Āraiteuru is a canoe associated with Ngāi Tahu's ancestors, not a supernatural being or spirit. (Note: * Power tier should be changed to "Greater" or removed, as Āraiteuru is not a supernatural being. * Abilities statement should clarify that it doesn't have supernatural powers, but could mention its i)
A large ocean-going canoe used by Māori ancestors for migration and settlement, playing a significant role in early New Zealand history. (Note: - Power tier: Greater (regional power) would be more fitting given its significant historical impact on New Zealand settlement. - Abilities: None, but its role in facilitating travel and transportatio)