Polynesian Island Myths book - Flame Tree Publishing

The Polynesian Triangle includes Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and many islands in between. The region's legends are based on the creation of land, fish, sea, valleys, and volcanic outcrops scattered across the vast Pacific Ocean.

In this new collection, we gather beautiful myths of ancient Polynesians: from Hawaii, the Rainbow Maiden of Manoa who dances through valleys and rainbow mists; Maui the creator casting his fishing hooks into the sea to bring islands to the surface; and stories of Pele, the Fire Goddess, who ejects fountains of molten rock into the air, creating vast streams of lava. From the Māori of New Zealand come strange fruits of darkness, tales of Tiki and the Great Mother, from whom gods and then humanity descend. And from Polynesia, further legends of Maui creating ancestors and Hine, the Moon Goddess. Such myth-making joy creates a rare unity in diversity, as ancient Polynesians sought to explain the beauty and darkness of their lush ocean worlds, now offered in this new set of myths and legends.

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