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Hawaiian Mythology: Part One: The Gods: VI. Mythical Lands of the Gods

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IN myth Kane and Kanaloa are represented as gods living in the bodies of men in an earthly paradise situated in a floating cloudland or other sacred and remote spot where they drink awa and are fed from a garden patch of never-failing growth. Often this land is located upon one of the twelve sacred islands under the control of Kane believed to lie off the Hawaiian group "within easy reach of and having frequent intercourse with it." These islands are frequently mentioned in ancient chants and…

Hawaiian Mythology: Part One: The Gods: VI. Mythical Lands of the Gods

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