Erich Von Daniken - The Gold Of The Gods

4 - Temuen, The Island They Call Nan Madol
Let us fly back to the South Seas again!
There Maori legends are haunted by the god Pourangahua (Fig. 52), who flew from his
legendary seat of Hawaiki to New Zealand on a magic bird. Hawaiki is a compound word
that conies from Old Indian and can be translated as "from the Milky Way." The oldest
Maori prayer is attributed to this Pourangahua:
"I come,
and an unknown earth
lies below my feet.
I come
and a new heaven turns above me.
I come
on to this earth and it is
a peaceful resting-place for me.
O spirit of the planets!
The stranger humbly offers you
his heart as nourishment."
Fig. 52. According to the Maori legend, the god Pourangahua flew on his magic bird from
his legendary dwelling Hawaiki to New Zealand. "I come and a new heaven turns above me
..."