Pele The Uniter! - Beyond Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Wed, Jun 9, 2004 8:54 PM The epic story of Pele continues. "Soon enough, Pele discovers the lovers, and in a fit of vengeance, destroys all things beloved by Hi'iaka: she kills Lohi'au and burns her sister's 'ohi'a groves to the ground. Faced with this profound betrayal, Hi'iaka undergoes a painful loss of innocence. Yet, it is this very loss which ultimately frees the goddess to stand up and face Pele in battle. The epic struggle of Pele and Hi'iaka is played out to this day in the ongoing tension and balance of natural forces. After each eruption, lava flows destroy what life lies in their paths, but before long, they become beds for 'ohi'a seedlings. In the Hawaiian cosmology, Pele and Hi'iaka comprise the eternal cycle of destruction and renewal that drives creation." http://www.pbs.org/holomaipele/story.html

The epic story of Pele continues.

"Soon enough, Pele discovers the lovers, and in a fit of vengeance, destroys all things beloved by Hi'iaka: she kills Lohi'au and burns her sister's 'ohi'a groves to the ground. Faced with this profound betrayal, Hi'iaka undergoes a painful loss of innocence. Yet, it is this very loss which ultimately frees the goddess to stand up and face Pele in battle.

The epic struggle of Pele and Hi'iaka is played out to this day in the ongoing tension and balance of natural forces. After each eruption, lava flows destroy what life lies in their paths, but before long, they become beds for 'ohi'a seedlings. In the Hawaiian cosmology, Pele and Hi'iaka comprise the eternal cycle of destruction and renewal that drives creation."

http://www.pbs.org/holomaipele/story.html

Post #95589 by christiki295 on Wed, Jun 9, 2004 8:54 PM