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One of the most dramatic goddesses of
Hawaiian
mythology, Pele has long lived in Hawaiian hearts and minds as the supreme
personification of volcanic majesty and power. Within the Hawaiian cosmos all
natural forces are regarded as life forces, related to humanity by common
descent from the same ultimate creative spirits. Possessing the power to create
new land, Pele also has a volcanic personality. She is by nature impetuous and
lusty, jealous, unpredictable, and capable of sudden fury and great violence.
She can also be gentle, loving, and as serene as her forests of ferns and
flowering trees.
It is this aspect of her personality that becomes evident with this sculpture.
She is a gatherer of creative energy manifesting as pure compassion and caring
for the aina (the land and its spirit) and the people who live on our
planet.
PELE, HAWAIIAN GODDESS
OF VOLCANOS.
KEEPER OF THE SACRED FIRE.
FILLED WITH LOVE, COMPASSION
AND CARING
FOR HER PEOPLE WHO HOLD HER IN HIGH ESTEEM.
Me ke aloha
pumehana
—Hawaiian kahuna |
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| Pele Hona
Mea |
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Born of Hau'mea, mother of gods and the
first people, Pele voyaged to
Hawai'i from the ancient Tahitian homeland with several sisters and
brothers, their sailing canoe guided by her elder brother Ka-moho-ali'i in the
form of a great shark. Her home is believed to be the fire pit Halema'uma'u at
Kilauea crater on Mauna Loa, earth's largest mountain; but her domain
encompasses all volcanic activity in Hawai'i. She came into being out of the
awe experienced by an ancient people, but she still makes her presence felt by
those who visit her domain today.
Two endemic
Hawaiian plants specifically associated with Pele are the
'ohi'a-lehua
tree and the ohelo bush.
Note: See page 147 in Voyagers for an explaination of why no human
was ever a model for the any image of Pele done by Herb Kane.
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Pele's
Domain...
Images of
new and imerging land.
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