The Maori texts in this 1913â 15 publication were written down over fifty years earlier by W.H. Whatahoro, acting as scribe for senior Maori elders. Whatahoro himself assisted the retired government surveyor Stephenson Percy Smith (1840â 1922) with the accompanying English translation. Volume 1 focuses on the gods and creation.
The Maori texts in this 1913â 15 publication were written down over fifty years earlier by W.H. Whatahoro, acting as scribe for senior Maori elders. Whatahoro himself assisted the retired government surveyor Stephenson Percy Smith (1840â 1922) with the accompanying English translation. Volume 1 focuses on the gods and creation.
Introduction; 1. Introduction. The ancient houses of teaching. The Whare-w nanga, and its methods. The P , or ages, or aeons of darkness. The months, etc. The Whare-maire. The Whare-porukuruku; 2. The Sage's warning and admonition to this and succeeding generations. The philosophy of the Whare-w nanga: the nature of matter, etc., of the Pou-titi-ao, or Guardian Spirits. Io-matua, the Supreme God. The temple named Kawaiki; 3. The names of the Heavens. The marriage of Heaven and Earth. Creation of the Gods. The ages of darkness, or chaos. The separation of Heaven and Earth. The Apas, or Messengers of the Gods. The Gods separate their dwelling-places. The sanctification of T ne. The first temple built on Earth. T ne ascends to the uppermost Heaven. T ne's new names. T ne and Io. The three baskets and two stones. T ne returns to Earth. The Guardian Spirits are appointed. The Wars of the Gods. The overturning of Mother-Earth. The order of creation. Creation of the 'spark of life' in Man; 4. Creation of the germ of life in Man. The Pedigree of Man. Hine-nui-te-P , goddess of Hades. Whakaru-au-moko, god of volcanic phenomena; Whiro, god of evil. Some functions of the other Gods; 5. The P , or ages of darkness. Astronomical notes. The months and days. More astronomical notes; 6. Introduction. M ui's visit to Hades, M ui and the great fire. M ui, the fisher-up of lands. The overturning by Mataaho. Mataora's visit to Hades. The origin of tattooing; Index.
Introduction; 1. Introduction. The ancient houses of teaching. The Whare-w nanga, and its methods. The P , or ages, or aeons of darkness. The months, etc. The Whare-maire. The Whare-porukuruku; 2. The Sage's warning and admonition to this and succeeding generations. The philosophy of the Whare-w nanga: the nature of matter, etc., of the Pou-titi-ao, or Guardian Spirits. Io-matua, the Supreme God. The temple named Kawaiki; 3. The names of the Heavens. The marriage of Heaven and Earth. Creation of the Gods. The ages of darkness, or chaos. The separation of Heaven and Earth. The Apas, or Messengers of the Gods. The Gods separate their dwelling-places. The sanctification of T ne. The first temple built on Earth. T ne ascends to the uppermost Heaven. T ne's new names. T ne and Io. The three baskets and two stones. T ne returns to Earth. The Guardian Spirits are appointed. The Wars of the Gods. The overturning of Mother-Earth. The order of creation. Creation of the 'spark of life' in Man; 4. Creation of the germ of life in Man. The Pedigree of Man. Hine-nui-te-P , goddess of Hades. Whakaru-au-moko, god of volcanic phenomena; Whiro, god of evil. Some functions of the other Gods; 5. The P , or ages of darkness. Astronomical notes. The months and days. More astronomical notes; 6. Introduction. M ui's visit to Hades, M ui and the great fire. M ui, the fisher-up of lands. The overturning by Mataaho. Mataora's visit to Hades. The origin of tattooing; Index.
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