| Author |
Westervelt, W. D. (William Drake), 1849-1939 |
| LoC No. |
16024113
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| Title |
Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes (mythology)
Collected and translated from the Hawaiian
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| Contents |
Part I, Legends: Ai-laau, the forest eater. How Pele came to Hawaii. Pele and the owl ghost-god. The hills of Pele. Pele and the chiefs of Puna. Pele's tree. Pele and Kaha-wali. Pele and Kama-puaa. Pele and the snow-goddess. Genealogy of the Pele family. Pele's long sleep. Hopoe, the dancing stone. Hiiaka's battle with demons. How Hiiaka found Wahine-omao. Hiiaka catching a ghost. Hiiaka and the seacoast Kupuas. Lohiau. The annihilation of Keoua's army. The destruction of Kamehameha's fish ponds. Kapiolani and Pele -- Part II, Geological facts: The crack in the floor of the Pacific. Hawaiian volcanoes. Volcanic activity. Changes in Kilauea crater. Foundation of the observatory.
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| Credits |
Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
GR: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore
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| Subject |
Legends -- Hawaii
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| Subject |
Volcanoes -- Hawaii
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
66516 |
| Release Date |
Oct 11, 2021 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Apr 6, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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