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Tāwhaki
In Māori mythology, Tāwhaki is a semi-supernatural being associated with lightning and thunder. While he has some god-like attributes, in the legends he is described as 'a man from this world' (Paraone 1850). Contents 1 Genealogy2 Avenges his father3 Climbs into the heavens4 ..

Tāwhirimātea
In Māori mythology, Tāwhirimātea (or Tāwhiri) is the god of weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds and storms. He is a son of Rangi and Papa. In his anger at his brothers for separating their parents, Tāwhirimātea destroyed the forests of Tāne, drove Tangaroa and his progeny..

Tūwhakararo
In Māori mythology, Tūwhakararo is a chief in Hawaiki. Tūwhakararo went on a visit to the Āti Hāpai (or Raeroa) people, whose chief, Poporokewa, had married Tūwhakararo's sister Mairatea. In a wrestling match he was treated unfairly, and was killed in a treacherous manner. In revenge for this ..

TW Hydrae
TW Hydrae is the nearest classical T Tauri star to the Sun, situated some 56 parsecs away in the constellation Hydra. TW Hydrae is similar in mass to the Sun,but is only about 10 million years old. The star appears to be accreting from a face-on protoplanetary disk of dust and gas, which has been re..

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