the Society Islands legends — Minor Figures

3 figures from Legends of Ma-ui who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

the white duck (Chapter V)

bird · first appears Chapter V · Maui Finding Fire · Part 3

• Chapter V · Maui Finding Fire · Part 3 · enemies with Maui “Maui seized the upper stick, after it had been charred in the flame, and burned the head of the bird back of each eye.”
• Chapter V · Maui Finding Fire · Part 3 · benefactor: Kanaloa “He called a white duck to aid him.”

a demon in the west (Chapter IV)

first appears Chapter IV · Maui Snaring the Sun · Part 1

• Chapter IV · Maui Snaring the Sun · Part 1 · enemies with the sun “The legends of the Society Islands say that a demon in the west became angry with the sun and in his rage ate it up, causing night.”

a demon from the east (Chapter IV)

first appears Chapter IV · Maui Snaring the Sun · Part 1

• Chapter IV · Maui Snaring the Sun · Part 1 · enemies with the moon “In the same way a demon from the east would devour the moon, but for some reason these angry ones could not destroy their captives and were compelled to open their mouths and let the bright balls come forth once more.”

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