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Kū
In Hawaiian mythology Kū or Kūkailimoku is one of the four great gods. The other three are Kanaloa, Kāne, and Lono.
Feathered god images or 'aumakua hulu manu are considered to represent Kū. Kū is worshipped under many names, including Kū-ka-ili-moku (also written Kūkailimoku), the "Seizer of Land". Kūkailimoku rituals included human sacrifice, which was not part of the worship of other gods.
==Mythology==
He is known as the god of war and the husband of the goddess Hina.〔Beckwith (1970): p.12〕 Some have taken this to suggest a complementary dualism, as the word ''kū'' in the Hawaiian language means " to stand " while one meaning of ''hina'' is " to fall ".〔Pukui ''et al.'' (1992): p.25〕 This analysis is not supported by evidence from other Polynesian languages which distinguish the original "ng" and "n". Hina's counterpart in New Zealand for example, is Hina, associated with the moon, rather than Hinga, "fallen down". Thus, the Hawaiian name Hina is probably rather connected to the other meaning of ''hina'', denoting a silvery-grey color〔 (like the full moon); indeed the moon is named ''Mahina'' in the Hawaiian language. Kū, Kāne, and Lono caused light to shine in upon the world. They are uncreated gods who have existed from eternity.〔Tregear (1891): p.540〕
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