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Maui Fishes Up Islands - Maui Legends story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
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Maui Fishes Up Islands

The demigod Maui uses a magical hook to pull magnificent islands from the floor of the Pacific.

MauiMaui's Brothers
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Maui Slows the Sun - Maui Legends story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
Maui LegendsPolynesian Mythology

Maui Slows the Sun

Maui snares the sun atop a mountain to provide humanity with longer, more productive days.

MauiTama-nui-te-rā
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Maui Steals Fire - Maui Legends story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
Maui LegendsPolynesian Mythology

Maui Steals Fire

Maui outwits the Fire Goddess to bring the gift of permanent flame to mankind.

MauiMahuika
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Maui Lifts the Sky - Maui Legends story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
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Maui Lifts the Sky

The demigod Maui pushes the heavy heavens upward to give humanity space to thrive.

MauiThe Wise Woman
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Maui and the Goddess of Death - Maui Legends story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
Maui LegendsPolynesian Mythology

Maui and the Goddess of Death

Maui attempts to defeat death itself to win eternal life for all of humanity.

MauiHine-nui-te-pō
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How Maui Found His Parents - Maui Legends story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
Maui LegendsPolynesian Mythology

How Maui Found His Parents

The demigod Maui journeys from the sea to the underworld to reclaim his family and identity.

MauiTaranga
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Pele the Volcano Goddess - Hawaiian Myths story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
Hawaiian MythsPolynesian Mythology

Pele the Volcano Goddess

The fiery journey of Hawaii's goddess as she transforms the islands through lava and ash.

PeleNamakaokaha‘i
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Pele and Hi'iaka - Hawaiian Myths story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
Hawaiian MythsPolynesian Mythology

Pele and Hi'iaka

A goddess's jealousy sparks a legendary conflict between fire and the blossoming earth.

PeleHi'iaka-i-ka-poli-o-Pele
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The Menehune Little People - Hawaiian Myths story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
Hawaiian MythsPolynesian Mythology

The Menehune Little People

Mysterious tiny builders construct Hawaii’s greatest landmarks under the cover of night.

The MenehuneChief Ola
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Naupaka the Separated Lovers - Hawaiian Myths story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
Hawaiian MythsPolynesian Mythology

Naupaka the Separated Lovers

A princess and a commoner are torn apart, leaving behind flowers that bloom only in halves.

Princess NaupakaKaui
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The Night Marchers - Hawaiian Myths story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
Hawaiian MythsPolynesian Mythology

The Night Marchers

Spectral Hawaiian warriors march through the night to protect sacred lands and ancestral paths.

Huaka‘i PōAncestral Chiefs
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The Voyage to Hawaiki - Pacific Voyaging story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
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The Voyage to Hawaiki

Brave navigators cross the vast Pacific to find their new home in the legendary Voyage to Hawaiki.

KupeKuramarotini
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Rata and the Canoe - Pacific Voyaging story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
Pacific VoyagingPolynesian Mythology

Rata and the Canoe

Rata must learn to respect the forest spirits to build his legendary voyaging canoe.

RataThe Hakuturi
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Kupe Discovers Aotearoa - Pacific Voyaging story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
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Kupe Discovers Aotearoa

Navigator Kupe follows a giant octopus across the Pacific to discover the islands of New Zealand.

KupeHine-te-aparangi
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Tangaroa God of the Sea - Pacific Voyaging story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
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Tangaroa God of the Sea

Experience the power of Tangaroa, the Polynesian deity who shaped the world from the sea.

TangaroaPolynesian Voyagers
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Tane Separates Earth and Sky - Pacific Voyaging story illustration from Polynesian Mythology
Pacific VoyagingPolynesian Mythology

Tane Separates Earth and Sky

Tane, the god of forests, pushes the sky from the earth to bring light and life to the world.

TaneRangi
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