Although Hina was a goddess and had a family possessing miraculous power, it never entered the mind of the…
- Date of account
- Published 1910
- Source
- Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina
- Reference
- Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina · selected passage 34
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-25
Record summary
Although Hina was a goddess and had a family possessing miraculous power, it never entered the mind of the Hawaiian legend tellers to endow her with ease in producing wonderful results
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyAlthough Hina was a goddess and had a family possessing miraculous power, it never entered the mind of the Hawaiian legend tellers to endow her with ease in producing wonderful results. The legends of the Southern Pacific Islands show more imagination. They say that Ina (Hina) was such a wonderful artist in making beautiful tapas that she was placed in the skies, where she beat out glistening fine tapas, the white and glorious clouds. When she stretches these cloud sheets out to dry, she places stones along the edges, so that the fierce winds of the heavens shall not blow them away. When she throws these stones aside, the skies reverberate with thunder.
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis material belongs to a folklore tradition. Story type, collector, community, transmission and literary editing matter when comparing it with other sources.
Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyLattice compares motifs and reported features without assuming that a traditional being is a biological species or that similar stories document one external cause.
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