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Ranolf and Amohia

III.—Legends

III.—Legends.

  • Pages 116 to 120.—The legends alluded to will be found detailed at length in Sir G. Grey's Polynesian Mythology. That of Pitaka in the Rev. R. Taylor's New Zealand and its Inhabitants.page 503
  • Page 121.—Lsgend of Thwknki. Maui am) Tawhaki are the two principal hero-gods of the Maori and other Polynesian tribes. The legends relating to Tawhnkl nre given in fall in Sir G. Grey's work just cited; anil imperfectly, and with variations, In the Rev. K. Taylor's New Zmtamt, &c..
  • Page 134.—The Maori Cosmogony or Tkeogotiy is given in Polynesian Mythology, and in one of Mr. Short land's excellent little works;' also in Mt. Taylor's book An all with variations.
  • Page 190.—legend of Patito. Mr. John While, in a lecture on Mauri citKirtins printed in the Appendix to Votes anil Proceedings of llitr New Zenland Parliament, 1851, mentions a legend lo the effect lhat a famous Chief, Patito, jenltnu of his son's warlike fame, came from the Keinga, or ahnde of departed spirits, to fight him; and the native belief that had the son conquered, Death would have been abolished.
  • Page 193.—Maui's Descent to the Reinga. This is one of the adventures of Maui, narrated in Polynesian Mythology, and in Mr. Taylor's book. But the version given by the latter identifies the "Reinga,"' or kingdom of "Mother Nighi," in a truly Maori style, with that venerable lady's person.
  • There Is no authority, as far as I am aware, for the description of the Realm of Ru. But Ru is really the Earthquake God.
  • Page 205.—The Patupaere, or Patupaiarehe,, were supernatural beings in tome particulars resembling European Fairies, though some were, apparently, Giants. The best account of them is in Polynesian Mythology.
  • Page 303.—Kidnapping of Hatupatu by the Giantess. Described before, p. 118.
  • Page 305.—" The last person who had wings was Te Kahoi-rere; he lost them by a woman pressing them down when he was asleep."—Taylor's Nne Zealand, &-c, p. 34.
  • Page 305.—Wakatu, the inventor of Kite-flying,. This incident is given in Polynesian Mythology, "Adventures of Rata."