Maui the demigod2/14/2023 There are three centers for these legends, New Zealand in the south, Hawaii in the north, and the Tahitian group including the Hervey Islands in the east. The Maui story probably contains a larger number of unique and ancient myths than that of any other legendary character in the mythology of any nation. MacDonald, a writer of the New Hebrides Islands, gives the derivation of the name Maui primarily from, the Arabic word "Mohyi," which means "causing to: live" or "life," applied sometimes to the gods and sometimes to chiefs as "preservers and sustainers" of their followers. It may mean "to live," "to subsist." It may refer to beauty and strength, or it may have the idea of "the left hand" or "turning aside." The word is recognized as belonging to remote Polynesian antiquity. The meaning of the word is by no means clear. Maui is a demi god whose name should probably be pronounced Ma-u-i, i. Legends of Maui, A Demi-God of Polynesia, by W. ![]() ![]() Legends of Maui, A Demi-God of Polynesia: Preface
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