Pau-o-palae
Also known as: Guardian of Ferns · Role: goddess of ferns · First appears: Chapter XIII · Hiiaka’s Battle with Demons · Part 1
In Chapter XIII, Pele ordered Pau-o-palae to accompany Hiiaka as her guardian servant. Known as the Guardian of Ferns, Pau-o-palae was described in Chapter XIV as Hiiaka’s attendant. In Chapter XV, she and Hiiaka were travelling through the forests above Hilo with their new friend Wahine-omao.
In Chapter XVI, Pau-o-palae and the chief decided to marry, and she left Hiiaka and Wahine-omao to continue after Lohiau. In Chapter XVII, from her home on the island of Hawaii, she saw the two women dragons attacking Hiiaka and sent trees and roots to entangle and strike them.
Relationship record
Life events
- Pele ordered Pau-o-palae to accompany Hiiaka as her guardian servant.(Chapter XIII · Hiiaka’s Battle with Demons · Part 1)
- Pau-o-palae and the chief decided to marry, and she left Hiiaka and Wahine-omao.(Chapter XVI · Hiiaka and the Seacoast Kupuas · Part 2)
- With: the chief (Chapter XVI) Hiiaka Wahine-omao
- “They at once decided to be married. Then she turned aside to his new home, leaving Hiiaka and Wahine-omao to go on after Lohiau.”
- Pau-o-palae sent trees, roots, and wind spirits to entangle and strike the dragons attacking Hiiaka.(Chapter XVII · Lohiau · Part 1 · 📍 the island Hawaii)
- With: Hiiaka the two women dragons (Chapter XVII)
- “Then she sent her power and took many kinds of trees and struck the dragons. The roots twisted around the dragons, entangling their feet and tails, and scratching eyes and faces.”
Chapter XIII · Hiiaka’s Battle with Demons · Part 1
- employer: Pele “Pele ordered Pau-o-palae to go with Hiiaka as her kahu, or guardian servant.”
Chapter XIV · How Hiiaka found Wahine-omao
- employer: Hiiaka (Attendant relationship.) “Hiiaka was a goddess with an attendant from the old Hawaiian fairyland—the Guardian of Ferns.”
Chapter XV · Hiiaka Catching a Ghost
- friends with Wahine-omao “Hiiaka, the sister of Pele, and the goddess of ferns, and their new friend Wahine-omao, were hastening through the forests above the bay of Hilo.”
Chapter XVI · Hiiaka and the Seacoast Kupuas · Part 2
- married with the chief (Chapter XVI) “They at once decided to be married.”
Chapter XVII · Lohiau · Part 1
- recipient: Hiiaka (Pau-o-palae aided Hiiaka in the fight.) “Pau-o-palae saw the danger. From her home on the island Hawaii, she saw the dragons shaking Hiiaka. Then she sent her power and took many kinds of trees and struck the dragons.”
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Extracted from the original text of Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes. Made with Rho MD.