Fire Fountains: The Kingdom of Hawaii, Its Volcanoes, and the History of Its Missions,W. Blackwood, 1883 - Hawaii |
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... offered even human sacrifice . Such were Keoroeva and Tairi , national war - gods , which were carried to battle by their priests to insure victory . These gods were no light burden , being great blocks of wood several feet high , with ...
... offered even human sacrifice . Such were Keoroeva and Tairi , national war - gods , which were carried to battle by their priests to insure victory . These gods were no light burden , being great blocks of wood several feet high , with ...
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... offered their own dead relations to the hungry sharks , under the belief that the spirit of their kinsmen would pass into the shark who ate him , and would thereafter incline the whole army of voracious monsters to spare such fishers as ...
... offered their own dead relations to the hungry sharks , under the belief that the spirit of their kinsmen would pass into the shark who ate him , and would thereafter incline the whole army of voracious monsters to spare such fishers as ...
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... of swine , both alive , and already cooked , were thrown into the crater , with many another precious offering , to secure the goodwill of these mischievous rulers of the infernal regions . } 1 A curious legend tells how Pélé was wooed.
... of swine , both alive , and already cooked , were thrown into the crater , with many another precious offering , to secure the goodwill of these mischievous rulers of the infernal regions . } 1 A curious legend tells how Pélé was wooed.
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... offered and litanies chanted to the gods , the idols were treated with scant reverence . In fact , the Hawaiians were at that time watching for the return to earth of their deified king , Orono , who , at his coming , should supersede ...
... offered and litanies chanted to the gods , the idols were treated with scant reverence . In fact , the Hawaiians were at that time watching for the return to earth of their deified king , Orono , who , at his coming , should supersede ...
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... offering of a small pig , which they laid at his feet , and a piece of red cloth , which , with every mark of veneration , they threw over his shoulders , while reciting certain formulas or prayers , in which the word Orono1 frequently ...
... offering of a small pig , which they laid at his feet , and a piece of red cloth , which , with every mark of veneration , they threw over his shoulders , while reciting certain formulas or prayers , in which the word Orono1 frequently ...
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