In Hawaiian mythology, Lalo-Honua ( Hawaiian for "below the Earth") is the first woman.
She was married to Kumu-Honua and formed out of his side parts; [1] [2] the couple was given a garden by Kāne and were forbidden from eating a particular fruit.
This story may be in whole or in part Christianized.
Sources
- ^ Frederick B. Wichman (2003). Nā Pua Aliì O Kauaì: Ruling Chiefs of Kauaì.
- ^ Abraham Fornander; Thomas Thrum (1920). Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-lore. Bishop Museum Press. p. 335.
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In Hawaiian mythology, Lalo-Honua ( Hawaiian for "below the Earth") is the first woman.
She was married to Kumu-Honua and formed out of his side parts; [1] [2] the couple was given a garden by Kāne and were forbidden from eating a particular fruit.
This story may be in whole or in part Christianized.
Sources
- ^ Frederick B. Wichman (2003). Nā Pua Aliì O Kauaì: Ruling Chiefs of Kauaì.
- ^ Abraham Fornander; Thomas Thrum (1920). Fornander Collection of Hawaiian Antiquities and Folk-lore. Bishop Museum Press. p. 335.
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