Mahuika's a Māori fire deity. Generally, Mahuika's female. In some versions, she's the younger sister of Hine-nui-te-pō, goddess of death. It was from her that Māui (in some versions he's her grandson) obtained the secret of making fire. She married Auahi-Turoa and together they'd five children, named for the five fingers on the human hand, called collectively Ngā Mānawa. The symbolism of this connection between fingers and fire's revealed in the stories where Māui… (More on Mahuika)