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Collected and Translated from the Hawaiian
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Price: |
8.99 |
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Title: |
HAWAIIAN LEGENDS OF VOLCANOES |
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Author: |
William D. Westervelt |
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ISBN: |
0-8048-0240-8 |
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Description: |
Hardcover (4 x 6 1/4), Tuttle, 1990 18th printing. 205 pages. B/W plates |
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Condition: |
Scrape at top edge of book exposing board and chipping dustjacket, else clean and tight with minimal wear elsewhere |
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Summary: |
"'The early Hawaiians incorporated in their legends various theories to explain these great phenomena of nature, many of which are included in this volume, especially those legends which cluster around Pele, the great goddess of fire, and Hiiaka, her sister, goddess of lightning.' (Westervelt quote)....His treatment of the legends themselves is interspersed with pertinent geological and historical information, and the result is a combination of fancy and fact that is rich in interest......" Includes full-page b/w plates and lesser drawings. Ai-Laau, The Forest Eater - How Pele Came to Hawaii - Pele and the Owl Ghost-God - Hills of Pele - Pele and the Chiefs of Puna - Pele's Tree - Pele and Kaha-Wali - Pale and Kamapua'a - 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 - Annihilation of Keoua's Army - Destruction of Kamehameha's Fish Ponds - Kapiolani and Pele Geological Facts:
The Crack in the Floor of the Pacific - Hawaiian Volcanoes - Volcanic Activity
Changes in Kilauea Crater - Foundation of the Observatory CLICK THE "MORE IMAGES" LINK ABOVE TO SEE MORE OF THIS TITLE |
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