Myths and Songs from the South PacificH. S. King & Company, 1876 - 328 pagini |
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Pagina 10
... head . The precise spot is indicated by " the crown , " with which all their descendants have since been born . Vatea's third son was Tonga - iti , whose visible form was the white and black spotted lizards . Under the name of Mata ...
... head . The precise spot is indicated by " the crown , " with which all their descendants have since been born . Vatea's third son was Tonga - iti , whose visible form was the white and black spotted lizards . Under the name of Mata ...
Pagina 11
... head of the victim was offered to Tangaroa , their tutelar divinity : the body might be devoured by the captors . On Mangaia the whole body was laid upon the altar . 66 twin - god . The division was made on Myths of Creation . I I.
... head of the victim was offered to Tangaroa , their tutelar divinity : the body might be devoured by the captors . On Mangaia the whole body was laid upon the altar . 66 twin - god . The division was made on Myths of Creation . I I.
Pagina 12
... head , of the great " meika ” family , does not bend its head ; just as Tangaroa is the kokira , or the first in the family of the gods . Of three kinds of chestnuts , but one , the red - leafed , is sacred to Tangaroa . Of the two ...
... head , of the great " meika ” family , does not bend its head ; just as Tangaroa is the kokira , or the first in the family of the gods . Of three kinds of chestnuts , but one , the red - leafed , is sacred to Tangaroa . Of the two ...
Pagina 15
... heads had been offered during a single generation . On Mangaia it was Tangaroa that was expatriated , without hope of return ; Rongo was regarded as being in possession , ' although resident in the shades . His marae is called O - Rongo ...
... heads had been offered during a single generation . On Mangaia it was Tangaroa that was expatriated , without hope of return ; Rongo was regarded as being in possession , ' although resident in the shades . His marae is called O - Rongo ...
Pagina 26
... head was under water , his long hair was firmly grasped by Kereteki , to prevent him from raising it again . After a time Kereteki dragged ashore the dead body of the murdered Ruanuku , and buried it . At a well - known spot on the ...
... head was under water , his long hair was firmly grasped by Kereteki , to prevent him from raising it again . After a time Kereteki dragged ashore the dead body of the murdered Ruanuku , and buried it . At a well - known spot on the ...
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