Myths and Songs from the South PacificH. S. King & Company, 1876 - 328 pagini |
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... half man and half fish , the division being like the two halves of the human body . The species of fish to which this great divinity was allied being the taairangi ( Cetacea ) , or great sea monsters , i.e. por- poises , whose sides are ...
... half man and half fish , the division being like the two halves of the human body . The species of fish to which this great divinity was allied being the taairangi ( Cetacea ) , or great sea monsters , i.e. por- poises , whose sides are ...
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... - takere tore off a second bit from that same right side , and it became Tinirau , or In- numerable , who , like his brother , had a second and fishy form .あ The sort of fish which composed his half fish body 4 Myths and Songs .
... - takere tore off a second bit from that same right side , and it became Tinirau , or In- numerable , who , like his brother , had a second and fishy form .あ The sort of fish which composed his half fish body 4 Myths and Songs .
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William Wyatt Gill. The sort of fish which composed his half fish body was of the sprat - kind . The Great Mother gave him the land of Motu- Tapu , or Sacred Isle as his own domain . There were his cele- brated ponds full of all kinds of ...
William Wyatt Gill. The sort of fish which composed his half fish body was of the sprat - kind . The Great Mother gave him the land of Motu- Tapu , or Sacred Isle as his own domain . There were his cele- brated ponds full of all kinds of ...
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... half of this bread - fruit was almost barren , whilst the branches extending over the land of her brother were heavily laden with fruit . Tangiia claimed the fruit as his , as it grew on his side of the boundary line : naturally enough ...
... half of this bread - fruit was almost barren , whilst the branches extending over the land of her brother were heavily laden with fruit . Tangiia claimed the fruit as his , as it grew on his side of the boundary line : naturally enough ...
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... half circle , two or three deep , the operator dipped a few leaves of a beautiful species of myrtle ( maire ) in the sacred stream flowing past the marae , and sprinkled the assembly ; all the while reciting a song or prayer to the ...
... half circle , two or three deep , the operator dipped a few leaves of a beautiful species of myrtle ( maire ) in the sacred stream flowing past the marae , and sprinkled the assembly ; all the while reciting a song or prayer to the ...
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