# Tāwhirimātea — Polynesian Mythology character guide

> Tāwhirimātea in Polynesian Mythology by George Grey.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-the-children-of-heaven-and-earth

## Who they are

The god of winds and storms who wars against his brothers.

## In the story

### [The Children of Heaven and Earth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/polynesian_mythology_se/chapters/the-children-of-heaven-and-earth)

Father of winds and storms; opposes the separation and later wages war on his brothers, attacking forests and seas.

## Links

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