the two women dragons (Chapter XVII)

Role: dragons · First appears: Chapter XVII · Lohiau · Part 1

Life events

The dragons attacked Hiiaka with falling stones and sticks, forcing her over the precipice.(Chapter XVII · Lohiau · Part 1 · 📍 the pali of Haena)
- With: Hiiaka
- “One large stone struck Hiiaka in the breast, and she fell off the pali. Then they began to get up and sticks of all kinds fell upon them again, forcing Hiiaka over the precipice.”
Hiiaka broke the dragons’ bodies with her magic skirt, then burned their renewed bodies to ashes.(Chapter XVII · Lohiau · Part 1)
- With: Hiiaka
- “Hiiaka struck them with her magic skirt, and their bodies were broken. The spirits of the dragons went into other bodies and leaped upon Hiiaka roaring, and biting and tearing her body. She swung her skirt up against the dragons, and burned their bodies to ashes.”
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: Pau-o-palae Hiiaka
- “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.”

enemies with Pele “found the body of Lohiau put away in a cave and watched over by the dragon-women who had been defeated by Pele when in her long sleep she chanted the songs of the Winds of Kauai.”
enemies with Hiiaka “The dragons leaped down on Hiiaka, trying to catch her in their mouths and strike her with their tails.”

Extracted from the original text of Hawaiian Legends of Volcanoes. Made with Rho MD.