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His name means "man eater". His father was named Hulumanailani, whilst his mother was named [[Hina (chiefess)|Hinamaikalani]].<ref>[[Samuel Kamakau]]. ''Tales and Traditions of People of Old''.</ref> |
His name means "man eater". His father was named Hulumanailani, whilst his mother was named [[Hina (chiefess)|Hinamaikalani]].<ref>[[Samuel Kamakau]]. ''Tales and Traditions of People of Old''.</ref> |
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ʻAikanaka also married [[Hina (goddess)|Hinahanaiakamalama]] (according to the Ulu [[genealogy]]). She bore him sons [[Hemā (mythology)|Hemā]] and Puna.<ref>E.R. Tregear, ''Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary'' (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Quay), 1891.</ref> |
ʻAikanaka also married [[Hina (goddess)|Hinahanaiakamalama]] (according to the Ulu [[genealogy]]). She bore him sons [[Hemā (mythology)|Hemā]] and Puna.<ref>E.R. Tregear, ''Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary'' (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Quay), 1891.</ref><ref>[[Martha Warren Beckwith]]: ''Hawaiian Mythology'', Reprinted in Honolulu (Univ. of Hawaii Press), 1996, pp. [https://www.sacred-texts.com/pac/hm/hm17.htm 214-25]</ref> |
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Both Lona and Hinahanaiakamalama are [[List of lunar deities|lunar goddesses]], so it is likely that they are the same person, and ʻAikanaka is married to just one woman.<ref>[[Martha Warren Beckwith]], pp. 214-25</ref> |
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According to the Ulu genealogy, ʻAikanaka was born about 746 AD. |
According to the Ulu genealogy, ʻAikanaka was born about 746 AD. |
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ʻAikanaka | |
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| Spouse(s) | Lona Hinahanaiakamalama |
| Children | Hemā |
In Hawaiian mythology, ʻAikanaka (or ʻAi Kanaka, ʻAikane) is a mortal chief who married Lona, the moon goddess. They lived happily together in her palace until he died of old age.[1][2]
His name means "man eater". His father was named Hulumanailani, whilst his mother was named Hinamaikalani.[3]
ʻAikanaka also married Hinahanaiakamalama (according to the Ulu genealogy). She bore him sons Hemā and Puna.[4][5]
According to the Ulu genealogy, ʻAikanaka was born about 746 AD.
Notes
- ^ Jan Knappert. Pacific mythology: an encyclopedia of myth and legend.
- ^ Ramesh Chopra. Academic Dictionary Of Mythology.
- ^ Samuel Kamakau. Tales and Traditions of People of Old.
- ^ E.R. Tregear, Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Quay), 1891.
- ^ Martha Warren Beckwith: Hawaiian Mythology, Reprinted in Honolulu (Univ. of Hawaii Press), 1996, pp. 214-25