Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth From Hawaii

Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth From Hawaii

Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth From HawaiiAccording to Hawaiian myth, Pele, the volcanic fire-queen and the chief...
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Author: Emerson, Nathaniel Bright,1839-1915
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Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth From Hawaii

Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth From Hawaii

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Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth From Hawaii

$19.99 $9.99
Author: Emerson, Nathaniel Bright,1839-1915
Format: eBook
Language: English

Pele and Hiiaka: A Myth From Hawaii

According to Hawaiian myth, Pele, the volcanic fire-queen and the chief architect of the Hawaiian group, was a foreigner, born in the mystical land of Kuai-he-lani, a land not rooted and anchored to one spot, but that floated free like the Fata Morgana, and that showed itself at times to the eyes of mystics, poets and seers, a garden land, clad with the living glory of trees and habitationsa vision to warm the imagination. The region was known as Kahiki (Kukulu o Kahiki), a name that connotes Java and that is associated with the Asiatic cradle of the Polynesian race. Peles mother was Haumea, a name that crops up as an ancestor in the hoary antiquity of the Hawaiian people, and she was reputed to be the daughter of Kane-hoa-lani. Pele was ambitious from childhood and from the earliest age made it her practice to stick close to her mothers fireplace in company with the fire-keeper Lono-makua, ever watchful of his actions, studious of his methodsan apprenticeship well fitted to serve her in good stead such time as she was to become Hawaiis volcanic fire-queen. This conduct drew upon Pele the suspicion and illwill of her elder sister Na-maka-o-ka-hai, a sea-goddess, who, fathoming the latent ambition of Pele, could not fail to perceive that its attainment would result in great commotion and disturbance in their home-land. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 60279
Author: Emerson, Nathaniel Bright
Release Date: Sep 11, 2019
Format: eBook
Language: English

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