Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology)
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Rainbows, brightly coloured fish and volcanic landscapes supply the starting points for W. D. Westervelt's collection of Hawaiian legends. Collected and translated from Hawaiian, these stories connect the natural world with gods, chiefs, protective spirits and places across the islands. The introduction describes Maui bringing birds into sight, drawing islands from the ocean with a magic fishing hook and slowing the sun to make the day more useful to people.
Other tales concern shark gods, temple ghosts, canoe making and visits to the underworld. In the account of Ke-ao-mele-mele, cloud boats and tiny shell boats carry travellers, a dragon guards a mountain precipice, and hula songs help relatives recognise one another. The collection offers readers a way to follow how storytelling gives meaning to a valley, a harbour or a rainbow, while its pronunciation guidance and partial glossary help with Hawaiian names and terms.
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- Author
- W. D. Westervelt
- Reading time
- About 5 hours
- Pages
- 114
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Ghost Stories
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online