🌺
Pacific
Polynesian & Oceanic lore
20 entries · 7 sections
General
Easter Island
Maori
Hawaii
Hawaiian MythologyMartha Warren Beckwith, 1940 — An extensive critical study of Hawaiian mythologyThe Kumulipo, A Hawaiian Creation ChantMartha Warren Beckwith, 1951 — The Kumulipo is the Royal Hawaiian Creation chantThe KumulipoLiliuokalani, 1897 — A translation of the Kumulipo by the last Queen of Hawaii.Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the HulaNathaniel B. Emerson, 1909Hawaiian Folk TalesThomas G. Thrum, 1907 — An anthology of classic Hawaiian folklore, including tales of Menehunes and Kahunas.Legends of MauiW.D. Westervelt, 1910 — A collection of Hawaiian and Polynesian legends about the culture hero, Maui.Hawaiian Legends of Old HonoluluW.D. Westervelt, 1915 — Of all of the sacred landscapes of the Pacific, the area around Honolulu is rich in lore.Hawaiian Legends of VolcanoesW.D. Westervelt, 1916 — The Fire Goddess Pele, her deeds, family and loves.Hawaiian Legends of Ghosts and Ghost-GodsW.D. Westervelt, 1916 — Tales of the Hawaiian afterlife, and those who returned from it by magic or cunning.Hawaiian Historical LegendsW.D. Westervelt, 1923 — Stories from Hawaii during the period of European contact.