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... descended to the bottom , and caught the fair thief . His visions were realized ; this lovely one confessed that she had again and again ascended to his house above in The - thin - land in order to win him as her future husband . She ...
... descended to the bottom , and caught the fair thief . His visions were realized ; this lovely one confessed that she had again and again ascended to his house above in The - thin - land in order to win him as her future husband . She ...
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... descended from the three illegitimate sons of Tevaki . 2 As a matter of fact , however , Vari and Vatea had no altars and no separate worship ; but the grandchildren of Vari had . 3 Arum esculentum . Solo . Taipoč ! Go on ! Taotao ...
... descended from the three illegitimate sons of Tevaki . 2 As a matter of fact , however , Vari and Vatea had no altars and no separate worship ; but the grandchildren of Vari had . 3 Arum esculentum . Solo . Taipoč ! Go on ! Taotao ...
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... descended to Avaiki , or ascended to the light of day , at pleasure . The three brothers are always described as joint " kings , " or " Nga ariki . " The entire body of their descendants were there- 1 A plantain leaf lying before me is ...
... descended to Avaiki , or ascended to the light of day , at pleasure . The three brothers are always described as joint " kings , " or " Nga ariki . " The entire body of their descendants were there- 1 A plantain leaf lying before me is ...
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... descended from Vātea , and one of the gods of Mangaia , whose iron - wood form is deposited in the museum of the London Missionary Society . 1 = Ngati - Tangiia , i.e. the tribe of Tangiia . The sages of Rarotonga erroneously assert ...
... descended from Vātea , and one of the gods of Mangaia , whose iron - wood form is deposited in the museum of the London Missionary Society . 1 = Ngati - Tangiia , i.e. the tribe of Tangiia . The sages of Rarotonga erroneously assert ...
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... descend to earth . The Magellan clouds are known as " nga māû , ” or the upper and lower mists . THE SUN AND MOON . A curious myth obtained in the now almost extinct Tongan tribe relative to the origin of the sun and moon . Vātea and ...
... descend to earth . The Magellan clouds are known as " nga māû , ” or the upper and lower mists . THE SUN AND MOON . A curious myth obtained in the now almost extinct Tongan tribe relative to the origin of the sun and moon . Vātea and ...
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