The Ancient History of the Maori, His Mythology and Traditions: Horo-Uta or Taki-Tumu Migration. [Vol. I]

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Contents

Chapter.	Page.
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