The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Horo-Uta or Taki-Tumu Migration. [Vol. I]
Contents
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Contents
Chapter. | Page. |
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Introduction. | |
The gods, how represented | 1 |
Notes and words | 4 |
I. Whare-Kura | 7 |
School of Agriculture | 13 |
Astronomical School | 15 |
II. Mythology of Creation | 17 |
Origin of various gods | 19 |
Origin of Tane | 21 |
Gods of the winds | 23 |
Gods of the upper worlds | 25 |
Seasons of the year | 27 |
Cold and heat | 29 |
Gods of misfortune and disease | 31 |
Produce of the earth eaten | 33 |
Gods of food | 35 |
III. Tane and Rebellion of Spirits | 36 |
Fire first known | 37 |
Battle in the heavens | 39 |
First murder in the world | 41 |
Origin of cannibalism | 43 |
Origin of death | 45 |
IV. Division of Heaven and Earth | 46 |
Origin of stars and clouds | 49 |
Origin of sun and moon | 51 |
Stars and their names | 53 |
Ta-whaki worshipped | 55 |
Offerings to gods, how presented | 57 |
Origin of fish | 59 |
Ta-whaki in quest of his father | 61 |
Ta-whaki ascends on a spider's thread | 63 |
Ta-whaki kills his enemies | 65 |
Birth of Wahie-roa and Rata | 67 |
V. Death of Wahie-Roa | 68 |
Rata's voyage | 69 |
The attack | 71 |
The stone axes | 73 |
Matuku killed | 75 |
Prisoners taken | 77 |
Warriors embark | 79 page break |
VI. Death of Wahie-Roa | 81 |
Rehua and Rupe | 83 |
Death of Kai-tangata | 85 |
Awa-nui-a-rangi | 87 |
Death of Karihi | 89 |
Rata and the fairies | 91 |
Attack on Matuku | 93 |
VII. Attempt to Murder Ta-Whaki | 95 |
Whai-tiri and her children | 97 |
Attempt to murder Ta-whaki | 99 |
Ta-whaki ascends to Heaven | 101 |
War on the fairies | 103 |
Death of Maru | 105 |
Offerings to gods | 107 |
Revenge of Rongo-mai | 109 |
Whai-tiri the blind | 111 |
Hine-nui-te-po | 113 |
VIII. Ta-Whaki Ascends to Heaven | 115 |
Hapai and Ta-whaki | 117 |
Ta-whaki baptizes his child | 119 |
Whai-tiri and Kai-tangata | 121 |
Ta-whaki and Karihi | 123 |
Ta-whaki and Tama-i-waho | 125 |
Whati-tiri mistaken | 127 |
Tawhaki and Hapai-a-maui | 129 |
Tane and Hine-hau-one | 131 |
IX. Creation of Woman | 133 |
Tane in search of Rehua | 135 |
Tane in search of Hine-hau-one | 137 |
Ocean made | 139 |
Tane separates Raki and Papa | 141 |
The living water of Tane | 143 |
X. The God Tane | 144 |
Trees produced by Tane | 145 |
Tane in search of his wife | 147 |
Stars obtained by Tane | 149 |
XI. Creation of Man and Woman | 151 |
Creation of man | 153 |
Creation of woman | 155 |
Rangi and Papa separated | 161 |
Woman made | 163 |
XII. The Deluge | 165 |
Chiefs and high priests | 167 |
The flood | 173 |
The raft on the waters | 175 |
Flood subsides | 177 |
Offerings made for delivery | 179 |
The earth convulsed | 181 |