the moon
Also known as: Marama · Role: the moon · First appears: Chapter IV · Maui Snaring the Sun · Part 1
In the Tongan legend in Chapter IV · Maui Snaring the Sun · Part 1, Tongaiti made his half of the child into a ball, which became the moon. In the Society Islands legend in the same chapter, a demon from the east tried to devour the moon but released it.
Chapter XIV · The Ghosts of the Hilo Hills · Part 1 says that in South Sea legends, Hina was thought to have married the moon. In the Hervey Island tradition in Chapter XV · Hina, the Woman in the Moon, Marama came down and caught Hina up to live with him in the moon. In the New Zealand legend in that chapter, the moon seized the woman and carried her up after she cursed it.
Relationship record
Life events
- In the Tongan legend, Tongaiti made his half of the child into a ball, which became the moon.(Chapter IV · Maui Snaring the Sun · Part 1)
- With: Tongaiti the child (Chapter IV)
- “At last he took the flesh which lay on the ground and made it into a ball.”
- In the Society Islands legend, a demon from the east tried to devour the moon, but released it.(Chapter IV · Maui Snaring the Sun · Part 1 · 📍 Society Islands)
- With: a demon from the east (Chapter IV)
- “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.”
- In the Hervey Island tradition, Marama came down and caught Hina up to live with him in the moon.(Chapter XV · Hina, the Woman in the Moon · 📍 the moon)
- With: Hina
- “The Hervey Island traditions say that the Moon (Marama) had often seen Hina and admired her, and at last had come down and caught her up to live with himself.”
- In the New Zealand legend, the moon seized the woman and carried her up after she cursed it.(Chapter XV · Hina, the Woman in the Moon · 📍 the moon)
- With: the woman (Chapter XV)
- “Then she became very angry and cursed the moon heartily. Then the moon became angry and swiftly swept down upon her from the skies, grasping her and lifting her up.”
Chapter IV · Maui Snaring the Sun · Part 1
- enemies with a demon from the east (Chapter IV) “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.”
Chapter XIV · The Ghosts of the Hilo Hills · Part 1
- married with Hina “In the South Sea legends Hina was thought to have married the moon.”
Chapter XV · Hina, the Woman in the Moon
- with Hina (Marama captures Hina and takes her to live with him.) “The Hervey Island traditions say that the Moon (Marama) had often seen Hina and admired her, and at last had come down and caught her up to live with himself.”
- enemies with the woman (Chapter XV) “Then she became very angry and cursed the moon heartily. Then the moon became angry and swiftly swept down upon her from the skies, grasping her and lifting her up.”
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Extracted from the original text of Legends of Ma-ui. Made with Rho MD.