 | Anthropological Society of London - 1867 - 670 páginas
...the end of his brilliant career, that he would be conquered by his great ancestress Hinc-nui-ti-po, whom you may see flashing, and as it were opening and shutting there where the horizon meets the sky. Her teeth are hard and sharp like pieces of obsidian, and her... | |
 | Edward Burnett Tylor - 1870 - 438 páginas
...story means the Sun being set free by the Sky at dawn, from the Earth which covers him at night ;a for it must be remembered here that one of the most...118-184. 3 Grey, ' Polynesian Mythology,' pp. 18, 31. • 346 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF MYTHS. is a slayer of Giants, but he will appear a few pages further... | |
 | 1876 - 612 páginas
...sunset-bird, is singing, he plunges into the body of his ancestress ' Hine-nui-te-po,' or GreatWoman-Night, ' whom you may see flashing, and as it were opening and shutting there where the horizon meets the sky.' Another story describes Maui as taking fire in his hands and... | |
 | 1876 - 618 páginas
...sunset-bird, is singing, he plunges into the body of his ancestress ' Hine-nui-te-po,' or GreatWoman-Night, ' whom you may see flashing, and as it were opening and shutting there where the horizon meets the sky.' Another story describes Maui as taking fire in his hands and... | |
 | 1876 - 608 páginas
...sunset-bird, is singing, he plunges into the body of his ancestress ' Hine-nui-te-po,' or GreatWoman-Night, ' whom you may see flashing, and as it were opening and shutting there where the horizon meets the sky.' Another story describes Maui as taking fire in his hands anil... | |
 | 1876 - 814 páginas
...sunsetbird, is singing, he plunges into the body of his ancestress ' Hine-nui-te-po,' or Great-Woman-Night, ' whom you may see flashing, and as it were opening and shutting there where the horizon meets the sky.' Another story describes Maui as taking fire in his hands and... | |
 | 1885 - 1074 páginas
...returning to his father's country, he would be overcome by his mighty ancestress, Hine-nui-te-po, who is flashing, and as it were opening and shutting, where the horizon meets the sky. Maui, however, was not afraid, but went forth to see ' whether men are to die or live for ever.' His... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1886 - 898 páginas
...returning to his father's country, he would be overcome by his mighty ancestress, Hine-nui-te-po, who is flashing, and as it were opening and shutting, where the horizon meets the sky. Maui, however, was not afraid, but went forth to see " whether men are to die or live for ever." His... | |
 | 1886 - 892 páginas
...returning to his father's country, he would be overcome by his mighty ancestress, Hine-nui-te-po, who is flashing, and as it were opening and shutting, where the horizon meets the sky. Maui, however, was not afraid, but went forth to see " whether men are to die or live for ever." His... | |
 | William Tyler Olcott - 1914 - 492 páginas
...that here perhaps he might be overcome, for here dwelt his mighty ancestress 'Great- Woman-Night,' whom you may see flashing, and as it were opening and shutting there where the horizon meets the sky. What you see yonder shining so brightly red are her eyes, and... | |
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What you see yonder shining so brightly red are her eyes, and her teeth are as sharp and hard as pieces of volcanic glass. Her body is like that of a man, and as for the pupils of her eyes they are jasper. 
