Myths and Songs from the South PacificH. S. King & Company, 1876 - 328 páginas |
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... fire - god's secret . The fire - god's song . The sky - raised ; or , the origin of pumice stone . The sun made captive . The wisdom of Manihiki . Māui enslaving the sun . The sky raised . Maui's last and greatest achievement ... V ...
... fire - god's secret . The fire - god's song . The sky - raised ; or , the origin of pumice stone . The sun made captive . The wisdom of Manihiki . Māui enslaving the sun . The sky raised . Maui's last and greatest achievement ... V ...
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... . " The " brilliant right eye " of Tane is Venus . " Tavare " is the lengendary sound sleeper ( the mother of Moke ) , who passed each winter in unconsciousness . CHAPTER IV . THE EXPLOITS OF MĀUI . THE FIRE 50 Myths and Songs .
... . " The " brilliant right eye " of Tane is Venus . " Tavare " is the lengendary sound sleeper ( the mother of Moke ) , who passed each winter in unconsciousness . CHAPTER IV . THE EXPLOITS OF MĀUI . THE FIRE 50 Myths and Songs .
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... fire was unknown to the inhabitants of this world , who of necessity ate raw food . In nether - world ( Avaiki ) lived four mighty ones : Mauike , god of fire ; the Sun - god Rā ; Ru , supporter of the heavens ; and lastly , his wife ...
... fire was unknown to the inhabitants of this world , who of necessity ate raw food . In nether - world ( Avaiki ) lived four mighty ones : Mauike , god of fire ; the Sun - god Rā ; Ru , supporter of the heavens ; and lastly , his wife ...
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... fire . Buataranga said , " This secret rests with the fire - god Mauike . When I wish to cook an oven , I ask your father Ru to beg a lighted stick from Mauike . " Māui inquired where the fire - god lived . His mother pointed out the ...
... fire . Buataranga said , " This secret rests with the fire - god Mauike . When I wish to cook an oven , I ask your father Ru to beg a lighted stick from Mauike . " Māui inquired where the fire - god lived . His mother pointed out the ...
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... fire - brand . " The fire - brand was given . Māui carried it to a stream running past the bread - fruit tree and there extinguished it . He now returned to Mauike and obtained a second fire - brand , which he also extinguished in the ...
... fire - brand . " The fire - brand was given . Māui carried it to a stream running past the bread - fruit tree and there extinguished it . He now returned to Mauike and obtained a second fire - brand , which he also extinguished in the ...
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