island of love - Tahiti Legends
island of love - Tahiti Legends
island of love - Tahiti Legends
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LEGEND “Hina and Ru Explore the Earth” – One day, Ru decided to explore the Earth in a large pirogue. He built his<br />
canoe from the Island’s sacred trees - the tamanu wood, the hutu for the mast, nape coconut fibers for ropes, purau for<br />
the paddles and a sail woven from pandanus leaves. He dedicated his canoe to the gods, naming it Apori. The sails<br />
were set and the paddle guided, as his sister sat at the helm announcing the discovery <strong>of</strong> new lands. They discovered<br />
all <strong>of</strong> the <strong>island</strong>s and traveled to the ends <strong>of</strong> the ocean, charting coordinates, noting the sunrise and sunset. Ru divided<br />
the horizon into twelve parts so that future Polynesian navigators could take to the seas with confidence and having the<br />
ability and knowledge to plot their course.
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