the Savage Island father of Maui

Family: the Savage Island legends · Role: Maui's father · First appears: Chapter V · Maui Finding Fire · Part 4

Life events

In the Savage Island legend, Maui followed his father into the fire-land and stole the secret of fire.(Chapter V · Maui Finding Fire · Part 4 · 📍 the fire-land beneath)
- With: Maui
- “The lad followed his father one day and saw him pull up a bunch of reeds and go down into the fire-land beneath. Maui hastened down to see what his father was doing. Soon he saw his opportunity to steal the secret of fire. Then he caught some fire”
In the Savage Island legend, Maui set fire to the bushes as his father pursued him, and the flames swept into the upper-world.(Chapter V · Maui Finding Fire · Part 5 · 📍 the black cave)
- With: Maui
- “The father hastened after his son and was almost ready to lay hands upon him, when Maui set fire to the bushes. The flames spread rapidly, catching the underbrush and the trees on all sides and burst out in the face of the pursuer.”

child: Maui “The lad followed his father one day and saw him pull up a bunch of reeds and go down into the fire-land beneath.”

child: Maui “The father hastened after his son and was almost ready to lay hands upon him, when Maui set fire to the bushes.”

Extracted from the original text of Legends of Ma-ui. Made with Rho MD.