 Gill considers very ancient represents Vatea as possessed of two wonderful eyes, " rarely visible at the same time." " In general, whilst one, called by mortals the sun, is seen here in the upper world, the other eye, called by men the moon, shines in...  Myths and Songs from the South Pacific - Página 4por William Wyatt Gill - 1876 - 328 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1922 - 342 páginas
...visible at the same time." " In general, whilst one, called by mortals the sun, is seen here in the upper world, the other eye, called by men the moon, shines in Aviki (the spirit world)."3 A Maori poem speaks of the moon and sun as having been thrown up into the... | |
 | F. Max Muller - 1893 - 380 páginas
...Vatea had two magnificent eyes, rarely visible at the same time. In general, whilst one, called by the mortals the Sun, is seen here in this upper world,...other eye, called by men the Moon, shines in Avaiki. Of course this is not the only myth. In another myth the sun and moon are not the eyes of Vatea, but... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1893 - 610 páginas
...visible at the same time. In general, whilst the one, called by mortals the sun, is seen here in the upper world, the other eye, called by men the moon, shines in Avaikir the lower world. Sometimes the sun was called the right eye of Vatea, the moon the left eye.... | |
 | Friedrich Max Müller - 1899 - 360 páginas
...Vatea had two magnificent eyes, rarely visible at the same time. In general, whilst one, called by tho mortals the Sun, is seen here in this upper world, the other eye, called by men the Moon, shines in Availd. Of course this is not the only myth. In another myth the sun and moon are not the eyes of Vatea,... | |
 | Mrs. E. A. Gordon - 1902 - 466 páginas
...that Vatea, the Sky, has two magnificent eyes rarely visible at the same time. In general, while one, called by mortals the Sun, is seen here in this upper...other eye, called by men the Moon, shines in Avaiki (lit. the subterranean region —Hades).5 Many titles used by Orientals for sun and moon are nonintelligible... | |
 | Daniel Clarence Holtom - 1922 - 412 páginas
...visible at the same time." " In general, whilst one, called by mortals the sun, is seen here in the upper world, the other eye, called by men the moon, shines in Aviki (the spirit world)."3 A Maori poem speaks of the moon and sun as having been thrown up into the... | |
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