South Pacific MythologyWho is the volcano goddess? What makes "Maui the trickster" so tricky? Why are myths so important in our lives? Myths are a rich source of history. People use them to make sense of our world. Even before myths were written down, people told and retold the stories of the gods and goddesses of their homeland. Readers of South Pacific Mythology will learn the history of myths, as well as their deeper meaning. From the desert tribes of Australia to New Zealand's origin of the coconut, this book helps kids understand the myths that shape and direct people's lives. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. |
Contents
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The South Pacific | 8 |
The Soul of the South Pacific Peoples | 10 |
The Rainbow Snake | 12 |
The Wawilak Sisters | 14 |
The Creation of Humans | 16 |
Spirits Spirits Everywhere | 18 |
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Aboriginal myth Aboriginal tribes According to myth Alpha Centauri ancestors angry AUSTRALASIA Australian Aboriginal basket contained built fire pits chief named Mululu clans CREATION OF HUMANS creatures to stop Dreamtime Earth goddess Easter Island evil god Whiro Fiji fire to humans fog and dew goddess Mahui-ike goddess of volcanoes Guam Hawaiian Islands heroes who took Hina includes the islands island of Hawaii Kilauea knowledge of peace live male Rainbow Snake male sky Maori myth Maori mythology Marshall Islands Maui MICRONESIA MIGHTY MYTH mother or goddess myth tells myths inspire north of Melanesia nothingness Oceania ORIGIN OF COcONUT PACIFIC OCEAN Pele built plants Polynesian Rangi and Papa science and mythology seek deeper knowledge shaman sky father South Pacific Islands story tells Tane tears of Papa took great journeys trickster Tuna told Ungambikula versions Volcano Goddess volcanoes and fire Wawilak sisters west of Australia wisdom with humanity Zealand before 1300