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... side , and it became a human being - the first man Avatea , or Vatea ( the elision of the a in Avatea is compensated by the elongation of the second vowel ) . Now Vatea , the father of gods and men , was half man and half fish , the ...
... side , and it became a human being - the first man Avatea , or Vatea ( the elision of the a in Avatea is compensated by the elongation of the second vowel ) . Now Vatea , the father of gods and men , was half man and half fish , the ...
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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 . 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 . The sort of fish which composed his half fish body 4 Myths and Songs .
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... side , and it became Tango , or Support , who went to live at Enua - Kura , 2 or The - land - of - red - parrot - feathers . A fourth child was produced from a bit of the same left side , and was named Tumuteanaoa , or Echo , whose home ...
... side , and it became Tango , or Support , who went to live at Enua - Kura , 2 or The - land - of - red - parrot - feathers . A fourth child was produced from a bit of the same left side , and was named Tumuteanaoa , or Echo , whose home ...
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... side of the island , but was ultimately removed to the west , where the great navigator held communica- tion with these islanders . It is singular that the " Voyages " do not allude to his great stone image , the secondary ...
... side of the island , but was ultimately removed to the west , where the great navigator held communica- tion with these islanders . It is singular that the " Voyages " do not allude to his great stone image , the secondary ...
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... side of the boundary line : naturally enough the sister felt herself to be harshly dealt with . The elder brother Tutapu hearing of the quarrel interfered on behalf of their sister . Thenceforth the brothers became deadly foes ; and ...
... side of the boundary line : naturally enough the sister felt herself to be harshly dealt with . The elder brother Tutapu hearing of the quarrel interfered on behalf of their sister . Thenceforth the brothers became deadly foes ; and ...
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