CONTENTS.

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{ INTRODUCTION.
The gods, how represented	..	..	..	..	..	..	1
Notes and words	..	..	..	..	..	..	4
I. WHARE-KURA Sacred school of learning	..	..	..	..	..	..	7
School of Agriculture ..	..	..	..	..	..	13
Astronomical School ..	..	..	..	..	..	15
II. MYTHOLOGY OF CREATION	..	..	..	..	..	17
Origin of various gods ..	..	..	..	..	..	19
Origin of Tane God of forests and light ..	..	..	..	..	..	21
Gods of the winds	..	..	..	..	..	23
Gods of the upper worlds	..	..	..	..	..	25
Seasons of the year ..	..	..	..	..	..	27
Cold and heat	..	..	..	..	..	29
Gods of misfortune and disease	..	..	..	..	31
Produce of the earth eaten	..	..	..	..	..	33
Gods of food	..	..	..	..	..	35
III. TANE AND REBELLION OF SPIRITS	..	..	..	..	36
Fire first known	..	..	..	..	..	37
Battle in the heavens ..	..	..	..	..	..	39
First murder in the world	..	..	..	..	..	41
Origin of cannibalism ..	..	..	..	..	..	43
Origin of death	..	..	..	..	..	45
IV. DIVISION OF HEAVEN AND EARTH	..	..	..	..	46
Origin of stars and clouds	..	..	..	..	..	49
Origin of sun and moon	..	..	..	..	..	51
Stars and their names	..	..	..	..	..	53
Ta-whaki A hero and demigod worshipped ..	..	..	..	..	55
Offerings to gods, how presented	..	..	..	..	57
Origin of fish ..	..	..	..	..	..	59
Ta-whaki in quest of his father	..	..	..	..	61
Ta-whaki ascends on a spider's thread ..	..	..	..	63
Ta-whaki kills his enemies	..	..	..	..	65
Birth of Wahie-roa and Rata	..	..	..	..	67
V. DEATH OF WAHIE-ROA	..	..	..	..	68
Rata's voyage	..	..	..	..	69
The attack ..	..	..	..	..	71
The stone axes	..	..	..	..	73
Matuku A predatory bird-man or demon killed	..	..	..	75
Prisoners taken	..	..	..	..	77
Warriors embark	..	..	..	..	79