HWST 270 - UH Manoa - Hawaiian Mythology
ʻai VS ai
food VS making love
One of the animals representing Kanaloa is the ____ .
heʻe (squid)
Haumeaʻs kinolau is ____ .
moʻo wahine
In both versions of the creation covered in the reading, which sea creature is associated with Tumu-ra'i-fenua?
octopus
The general pattern of origin stories in Polynesia involves a _________-father and _________-mother.
sky / earth
The kinolau of Hina is ____ .
ʻUkukoʻakoʻa (coral polyp)
"Ra" is the sun god in Egypt and what other place in Polynesia?
Aotearoa, New Zealand
The phallus was used in ______ as an emblem of life.
Egypt
____ is where you playes "love games".
Hale o Kilu
Luakini is where the male gods are worshipped. _____ is where the female gods are worshipped.
Hale o Papa
This goddess is worshipped in fish ponds.
Haumea
____ is the mother of Pele.
Haumea
goddess of childbirth, politics and war
Haumea
goddess of moons and reefs
Hina
the major Hawaiian female gods
Hina, Laka, Haumea, Pele, Papa(hānaumoku)
god of ocean voyaging
Kanaloa
the 5 major Hawaiian male gods
Kane, Kū, Kanaloa, Lono, Wākea
Who is the goddess with the flying maʻi (vagina) ?
Kapoulakinaʻu
According to Gutmanis, Where in Maui did Kāne and Kanaloa land?
Ke'ei
Kalaninuiʻiamamaoʻs birth used to heal a political divide for what family?
Keawe
What famous god of Polynesia is known mostly as the Akua of light?
Kāne
god of sun and fresh water
Kāne
Which god is worshipped 8 months of the year in the luakini?
Kū
god of war and carvers
Kū
goddess of hula
Laka
god of agriculture and fertility
Lono
Laho o Kanaloa is ____
Maiʻa
Kanaloa god is worshipped on ___ . Especially on the mountain named ____ .
Moku o Keawe. Maunaloa.
Which genealogical lineage tradition is followed by those of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi island?
Nanaulu lineage
Which lineage does NOT include incest?
Nanaulu lineage
Laho o Kū is ____
Niu
goddess and Earth Mother
Papa(hānaumoku)
goddess of fire and volcano
Pele
Who were the three chief fire gods?
Pere / Tama-ehu / Tama-tea
Laho o Lono is ____
Puaʻa
In Maori Myth, who was the first man? (2 answers)
Tiki / Ki'i
Which genealogical lineage tradition is followed by those of Hawaiʻi island?
Ulu lineage
god of stars and sky father
Wākea
