Oceanic [mythology]Marshall Jones, 1916 - 364 páginas Part 5 (pp. 265-307) myths of origin and floods, cosmogony, fire, animals, diffusion of myths throughout Australia; briefly mentions Tasmanian mythology. |
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According Accordingly Admiralty Islands Adriani ancestors Aponibolinayen appears asked Australia became bird Borneo brothers called cannibal canoe caught Celebes child climbed coco-nut Codrington Cook Group cosmogonic myths deity descended earth episode father fell fire fish flew gods Guinea Halmahera Hawaii Hawaiian heavens Hebrides hero Hine-nui-te-po Houmea human husband incidents Indonesia Islands killed land latter lived look Malay Mangaia mankind Maori Maui Melanesia Micronesia moon mother mouse-deer mythology night old woman Olofat once origin origin-myths Papa Philippines Polynesia Polynesian area portion Raki Rangi Rangi and Papa Rata replied returned rock Samoa Sangir Islands sister Sky Father sky-world snake Society Group spear stone story supra Taaroa Tagaro tale Tama-te-kapua Tane Tangaroa Tawhaki threw Tinirau To-Kabinana told took tortoise tree tribes trickster underworld Wahieroa whereupon wife Zealand
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Página 8 - Then the moon sprang forth; The atmosphere above dwelt with the glowing sky, Forthwith was produced the sun, They were thrown up above as the chief eyes of Heaven : Then the Heavens became light, the early dawn, the early day, The mid-day. The blaze of day from the sky.
Página 33 - ... mists; and the vast Heaven, as he mourns through the long nights his separation from his beloved, drops frequent tears upon her bosom, and men seeing these, term them dewdrops.
Página 53 - And his little friends, who were frightened at what they saw, replied, 'Oh sir, you will certainly be killed.' And he answered them, ' If you burst out laughing at me as soon as I get inside her, you will wake her up, and she will certainly kill me at once, but if you do not laugh until I am quite inside her, and am on the point of coming out of her mouth, I shall live, and Hine-nui-te-po will die.' And his little friends answered, 'Go on then, brave sir, but pray take good care of yourself.' "Then...
Página 27 - Seeking, earnestly seeking in the gloom. Searching — yes on the coast line — on the bounds of night and day; looking into night. Xight had conceived the seed of night. The heart, the foundation of night, had stood forth self-existing even in the gloom.
Página 51 - Oh my son, I have heard from your mother and others that you are very valiant, and that you have succeeded in all feats that you have undertaken in your own country, whether they were small or great; but now that you have arrived in your father's country, you will, perhaps, at last be overcome.
Página 52 - What you see yonder shining so brightly red are her eyes. And her teeth are as sharp and hard as pieces of volcanic glass. Her body is like that of a man. And as for the pupils of her eyes, they are jasper. And her hair is like the tangles of long seaweed. And her mouth is like that of a barracouta.
Página 12 - It is done, and directed his son, the sky-producer, to accomplish his will. In obedience to the mandate of Taaroa, his son looked up into the heavens, and the heavens received the power of bringing forth new skies, and clouds, sun, moon, and stars, thunder, and lightning, rain, and wind.
Página 32 - Let us now determine what we should do with Rangi and Papa, whether it would be better to slay them or to rend them apart.
Página 52 - What do you mean, what things are there that I can be vanquished by?' And his father answered him: 'By your great ancestress, by Hine-nui-te-po, who, if you look, you may see flashing, and as it were, opening and shutting there, where the horizon meets the sky.