Myths and Songs from the South PacificH. S. King & Company, 1876 - 328 páginas |
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... original , with literal translations . It is true that the religion and mythology of the Polynesian race have often been treated before , but one of their greatest charms consists in the very fact that we possess them in so many forms ...
... original , with literal translations . It is true that the religion and mythology of the Polynesian race have often been treated before , but one of their greatest charms consists in the very fact that we possess them in so many forms ...
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... original tribes are descended from the three illegitimate sons of Tevaki . 2 As a matter of fact , however , Vari and Vatea had no altars and no separate worship ; but the grandchildren of Vari had . 3 Arum esculentum . Solo . Taipo ē ...
... original tribes are descended from the three illegitimate sons of Tevaki . 2 As a matter of fact , however , Vari and Vatea had no altars and no separate worship ; but the grandchildren of Vari had . 3 Arum esculentum . Solo . Taipo ē ...
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... original tribes which peopled this island . Three small rocks , united at the base , close to the marae of Rongo and the altar for human sacrifice , are pointed out as symbolizing the threefold lords of the soil . Rongo continued to ...
... original tribes which peopled this island . Three small rocks , united at the base , close to the marae of Rongo and the altar for human sacrifice , are pointed out as symbolizing the threefold lords of the soil . Rongo continued to ...
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... original tribes being regarded as the direct offspring of Rongo ; all subsequent settlers and visitors were regarded as interlopers , to be , if possible , slain and offered in sacrifice . 3. Aitutaki 4. Atiu = = God - led . eldest ...
... original tribes being regarded as the direct offspring of Rongo ; all subsequent settlers and visitors were regarded as interlopers , to be , if possible , slain and offered in sacrifice . 3. Aitutaki 4. Atiu = = God - led . eldest ...
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... original of all the gods , and , remotely , of mankind . The arrangement of various lands in Avaiki , and the apportionment of the different functions of air , earth , and sea , are hers . The ninth night of every moon was sacred to her ...
... original of all the gods , and , remotely , of mankind . The arrangement of various lands in Avaiki , and the apportionment of the different functions of air , earth , and sea , are hers . The ninth night of every moon was sacred to her ...
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aere anau apai ariki atua Auraka Avaiki bird brother calabash canoe Chorus CIRCA Cloth cocoa-nut Crown 8vo dance Demy 8vo descended divine enua fairy Fcap fête fish ghosts gods human Illustrations International Scientific Series INUINU iron-wood island kake kava king Koroa kura land Mangaia Manihiki marae Maruata matangi Matonga Māui metua Miru Moko mother Motoro myth native nether-world Nganaoa Ngaru night nunga ocean OFFSHOOT oven pandanus Papa peace Poems post 8vo priest Rangi Rarotonga Rata rocks Rongo Sacred Isle Savai'i Second Edition shades shark slain Small crown 8vo Solo song spirit-land spirits stone Tane Tangaroa tangi Tangiia Tapairu Tarauri taua Tautiti te anau tere thee thou Tiki Tinirau Tonga Tongatea tree tribe UNUUNU upper world Vari-ma-te-takere Vatea Veêtini victim vols wife
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