Polynesian Mythology is a fascinating collection of legends.

Polynesian Mythology: Ancient Traditional History of the New Zealanders As Furnished by Their Priests and Chiefs

Grey, George

Religion & Spirituality

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Polynesian Mythology & Ancient Traditional History of the New Zealanders

History

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Australia & Oceania

Polynesian mythology, and ancient traditional history of the Maori as told by their priests and chiefs

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Mythology & Folk Tales

Whitcombe and Tombs

When Sir George became governor (in 1845) of New Zealand during the Maori wars, he soon perceived that to successfully govern and to conciliate that he needed to have a grasp of Maori language, manners, customs and religion.  He found that the older chiefs were continually quoting from their ancient legends and poems.  This inspired him to become acquainted with Maori mythology. Polynesian mythology is chiefly a translation of Nga Mahinge, comprising 23 legends including the children of heaven and earth, the legends of Maui and of Tawhaki and the discovery of New Zealand.  Grey later recorded the mythology that he had collected for posterity, and the book was first published in 1855.

Polynesian Mythology & Ancient Traditional History of the New Zealanders Asfurnished by Their Priests and Chiefs

Ancient Civilizations

Univ Pr of the Pacific

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Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia: During the Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under the Authority of Her Majesty's ... Fertile Districts, with Observations on the

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Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia: During The Years 1837, 38, and 39, Under The Authority of Her Majesty's ... Fertile Districts, With Observations On The

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Educated at Sandhurst, Sir George Grey (1812-98) became Governor of South Australia when he was not yet thirty. Later he served as Governor of New Zealand and High Commissioner for South Africa, and in the 1870s he enjoyed a period as Premier of New Zealand. Although he liked to portray himself as 'good Governor Grey' some of his contemporaries found him ruthless and manipulative. Like many other Victorian administrators, he was convinced that the 'savage' natives needed to be 'raised' properly in order to become more like Europeans. In this 1841 publication, Grey writes about two expeditions to North-West Australia that took place under his leadership in 1837-9. In Volume 1, he tells of the difficulties that the expedition encountered while seeking a site for settlement, including an incident when the spear of a 'coloured man' wounded him and he shot the 'wretched savage'.

Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, during the Years 1837, 38, and 39 (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania) (Volume 1)

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