Legends of gods and ghosts (Hawaiian mythology)

W. D. (William Drake) Westervelt

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ND'GHOS LEGENDS OF GODS AND GHOSTS (HAWAIIAN MYTHOLOGY) HawaiianCollected and Translated thefrom BY W. D. WESTERVELT \\ "LEGENDS OLD HONOLULU" ANDAUTHOR OF OF A DEMI-GOD OF POLYNESIA""MAUI, U.S.A.BOSTON, PRESS OF GEO. H. ELLIS CO. LONDON & LTD.CONSTABLE CO., 10 ORANGE ST., LEICESTER SQ., W.C. BYCOFYRIGHT, IQIS, WILLIAM DRAKE WESTERVELT H.T.HONOLULU, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGECHAPTER INTRODUCTION v I. THE GHOST OF WAHAULA TEMPLE ... i II. MALUAE AND THE UNDER-WORLD .... 14 III. A GIANT'S ROCK-THROWING 21 IV. THE TIMID TARO .... 26KALO-EKE-EKE, V. LEGENDARY CANOE-MAKING 29 VI. LAU-KA-IEIE 36 VII. THE SHARK GOD OF MOLOKAI,KAUHUHU, 49 VIII. THE SHARK-MAN OF WAIPIO VALLEY . . 59 IX. THE STRANGE BANANA SKIN 66 X. THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAIN ... 74 XI. HAWAIIAN GHOST TESTING 84 XII. HOWMlLU BECAME THE KlNG OF GHOSTS, 94 XIII. A VISIT TO THE KING OF GHOSTS . . . 100 XIV. THE POISON-GOD 108KALAI-PAHOA, XV. THE MAID OF THEKE-AO-MELE-MELE, GOLDEN CLOUD 116 XVI. PUNA AND THE DRAGON 152 XVII. KE-AU-NINI 163 XVIII. THE BRIDE FROM THE UNDER-WORLD . . 224 APPENDIX : The of Kewa 241Deceiving Homeless and Desolate Ghosts . . . 245 or . . .Aumakuas, 248Ancestor-ghosts The Dragon Ghost-gods 255 Chas. R. Bishop 259 Partial List of Hawaiian Terms ... 260 Press Notices 264 LIST ILLUSTRATIONSOF KE-ALOHI-LANI Frontispiece OPPOSITE PAGE IMAGES OF GODS AT THE HEIAU 12 FROM A TARO PATCH 28 lAO MT.

Sujets

• Folklore
• Hawaii
• Legends

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 12
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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ND'GHOSLEGENDS OF
GODS AND GHOSTS
(HAWAIIAN MYTHOLOGY)
HawaiianCollected and Translated thefrom
BY
W. D. WESTERVELT
\\
"LEGENDS OLD HONOLULU" ANDAUTHOR OF OF
A DEMI-GOD OF POLYNESIA""MAUI,
U.S.A.BOSTON,
PRESS OF GEO. H. ELLIS CO.
LONDON
& LTD.CONSTABLE CO.,
10 ORANGE ST., LEICESTER SQ., W.C.BYCOFYRIGHT, IQIS,
WILLIAM DRAKE WESTERVELT
H.T.HONOLULU,