Legends

Aug 13, 2019
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Mokomae

Mokomae the Word Made Flesh Mokomae is the name of an ancestral warrior of the Ure or Mokomae clan which used to live in the area of Poike. It is from the Araki tribe. One of their descendants is the Chilean – Rapanui Luis “Tito” Hormazábal Araki, today a Tohunga

Aug 13, 2019

Maori Legend – Creation Story

Maori Legend Creation Story The Maorí believe that the universe is represented by the supreme god Taaroa and his union with Fei-Materai, who represents the night, from which Ranginui (the sky) and Papatuanuku (the earth) were born. In the beginning, the sky and the earth were joined in such a

Apr 12, 2019

Legend of Vai a Heva

Vai a Heva (“water of Heva”) is the name of the monumental sculpture of a face whose open mouth is a natural cavity which collects rainwater
Apr 12, 2019

Te Ao y Te Po

Throughout time, the origins of the universe and of humanity have been mysteries that a great variety of religions have tried to explain. The ancient Polynesians developed cosmological legends of origin which were called “Songs of Creation”.
Apr 12, 2019

Moko – Guardians or Enemies?

Lizards and tuataras of New Zealand are often considered the guardians of caves or funerary chambers where they are to watch over the dead.
Feb 20, 2017

Topa Inga o Te tu a Poi

The Tu a Poi were a tribe which lived in the sea on a giant mother canoe. Some nights they would come near the Island in small reed boats to look for sweet potatoes, taro and, especially, human flesh.
Jan 30, 2017

Talismans of Rapa Nui

Easter Island is considered to be an open-air museum where the most important symbols are the nearly one thousand giant states made from volcanic rock (Moai) and the petroglyphs which survive as testimony to the rich culture of the ancient people.
Jan 12, 2017

Hena Naku – The God of Feathers

Hena Naku, the god of feathers, loved Te Pito o te Henua, the Navel of the World, the ancient name for Easter Island. The sea birds, which were under his protection, preferred to nest on the rocky cliffs that surround the Island.

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