Wākea

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Wākea or Ākea is the Heavenly Father in Hawaiian mythology . He is married to Papahānaumoku (short: Papa), the Earth Mother . They are also the mythical ancestors of all the people of Hawaii . The Mauna Kea can be recognized by its full name Mauna a Wākea as being dedicated to Wākea.

Legends

Papa and Wākea have a daughter named Hoʻohõkūkalani. She is beautiful and Wākea falls in love with her. By issuing capuses (taboos) to separate the sexes, he succeeds in deceiving Papa. After the incest with Hoʻohõkūkalani, the first son Hāloa-naka is stillborn. The corpse is buried and the result is the Kalo or Taro ( taro ) plant, which is a staple food in Hawaii. The second child of the incest is Hāloa, the first Hawaiian.

The relationship between Hāloa-naka and Hāloa symbolizes the balance between nature and man, between land and people. As an older sibling, Hāloa-naka is responsible for the well-being of his younger brother. Hāloa as the younger one, on the other hand, must treat his older brother with great respect.

See also

literature

  • Martha Beckwith: Hawaiian Mythology . Yale University Press, New Haven 1940
  • Hans Nevermann: Gods of the South Seas. The Polynesian religion. Stuttgart 1947.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wakea in Hawaiian Dictionaries
  2. ↑ Martha Beckwith: Hawaiian Mythology, p. 294
  3. ↑ Christine Hit: The Sacred History of Maunakea , in: Honolulu Magazine, August 5, 2019, http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/August-2019/The-Sacred-History-of-Mauna-Kea/ .
  4. ↑ haloa in Hawaiian Dictionaries
  5. ↑ a b Hāloa-naka (Hawaii Alive)

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