Karihi-Nui
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Karihi-nui (also Alihi, Arii, Karihi Alise) was the brother of Tahaki
in Tuamotuan legend. In Samoa
, Karihi Alise accompanied his brother Tafa'i
to heaven to woo the goddess Sina
.
Kaha'i
Kaha'i is a handsome Polynesian demigod whose exploits were popular in many Polynesian mythologies.-Hawaii:...
in Tuamotuan legend. In Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
, Karihi Alise accompanied his brother Tafa'i
Kaha'i
Kaha'i is a handsome Polynesian demigod whose exploits were popular in many Polynesian mythologies.-Hawaii:...
to heaven to woo the goddess Sina
Hina (goddess)
Hina is the name of several different goddesses and women in Polynesian mythology. In some traditions, the trickster and culture hero Maui has a wife named Hina, as do the gods Tane and Tangaroa. Hina is often associated with the moon....
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Sources
- R.D. Craig, Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989), 8, 87-90, 108.
- J.F. Stimson, Tuamotuan Legends: Island of Anaa (Bernice P. Bishop Museum Press: Honolulu, 1937), 60-95.