584
 

63  The 'Tail of Ra' (Deneb-ola, β Leonis)

had once upon a time culminated in the night of 23 February (52).

Ab1-8 (1334 + 7) Ab1-9 Ab1-10 (90 + 580 + 10) Ab1-11

Ab1-12 (1334 + 12)

Oct 29 30 31 (121 + 183 = 2 * 152) Nov 1 2
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:
April 29 30 May 1 (50 + 71) 2 DENEBOLA

19 Febr

20 Febr (*336) 21 Febr (29 + 21) 22 Febr Terminalia
Ko te maitaki - ko te maharoga hetuu e roia   e ragi huhuki eaha ia

Haro. To pull; popohaga o te rua raá, i haro i te aka o te miro, on the morning of the second day, they pulled up the anchor of the boat. He haro i te hagu a roto, to draw in air, to breathe. He-haro te vaka i te au , the boat is towed off course in the current. Vanaga. a. to point, to raise the arm, to stretch out the hand or other member, to spread, to point the yards. b. to hoist, to pull up, to entice. c. to stiffen, to grasp, to squeeze. Haroharo, to point, to limp. PS Sa.: falo, to stretch out. To.: falo, to stretch out, to make tense. Fu.: falo, to stretch out, to lay hands on. Churchill.

Ora. 1. Healthy; to recover, to be saved (from an illness or a danger): ku-ora-á, ina kai mate, he recovered, he did not die; ku-ora-á te haoa, the wound has healed; e-ora-no-á, he is still alive; ora-hakaou mai, to come back to life; ora ké, what a pleasant breeze! (lit: how healthy!). 2. Stick for spinning top (made from the shell of a sandalwood nut) with which children make the top spin. Vanaga.

1. December, January. Ora nui, November, October. 2. To live, to exist, to draw breath, to survive, to subsist, to be well, healthy, safe, to refresh, a pause, rest, ease; e ko ora, incurable; ora tuhai, previous existence; ora iho, to resuscitate, to revive; ora nui, vigorous; oraga, life, existence; oraga roaroa, oraga roaroa ke, oraga ina kai mou, immortality; oraga kore, lifeless; oraga mau, oraga ihoiho, vivacious; oraora, oraora no iti, to be better; hakaora, to draw breath, to revive, to strengthen, healthy, to sanctify, to animate, to save, to repose, to cure, to rest, to comfort, to assuage; hakaora ina kai mou, to immortalize; hakaoratagata, Messiah, Saviour. 3. To give water to; kua ora te kevare, to water a horse; hakaunu ora, to water. 4. To staunch, to stop the flow of a liquid. 5. To make an escape; hakaora, to discharge, to deliver, to set free. 6. To be awake (probably ara); hakaora to guard. 7. A zephyr, light wind; kona ora, a breezy spot; ahau ora, agreeable breeze. Churchill.

Ola, life, health, well-being, living, livelihood, means of support, salvation; alive, living; curable, spared, recovered, healed; to live; to spare, save, heal, grant life, survive, thrive. Ola loa, long life, longevity, Ola 'ana, life, existence. Wehewehe.

The explorers reach Easter Island in a 'canoe' (vaka). The name of their craft is given as Oraorangaru 'saved from the billows' (Brown 1924:40) or Te Oraora-miro 'the living-wood' (ME:58). The Routledge reference 'Each (man went) on a piece of wood' (RM:278) also seems to refer to the name of the canoe. As far back as 1934, the name was no longer understood. I favor the following explanation: The difficulty in interpreting the name of the canoe of the explorers arises from the name segment oraora. To begin with, the compound form oraora ngaru should be analyzed in comparison with other Polynesian compounds, such as MAO. pare-ngaru 'that which fends off the waves' (i.e., the hull of the boat), TAH. tere-'aru 'that which moves through the waves' (i.e., riding the waves on a board). There are several possible translations for oraora as the reduplication of ora. Te Oraora Miro can be translated as 'the pieces of wood, tightly lashed together' (compare TAH. oraora 'to set close together, to fit parts of a canoe') and be taken to refer to the method of construction of the explorer canoe, while Oraora Ngaru means 'that which parts the water like a wedge', or 'that which saves (one) from the waves, that which is stronger than the waves'. (Barthel 2)

And nowadays β Leonis was rising heliacally in September 15 (*178), to return to visibility 16 days later in October 1 (3 * 91 + 1).

... Atea then became the wife of Rua-tupua-nui, Source of Great Growth, and they became the parents of all the celestial beings, first the shooting stars, then the Moon and the Sun, next the comets, then the multitude of stars and constellations, and finally the bright and dark nebulae. When this tremendous task had been accomplished Atea took a third husband, Fa'a-hotu, Make Fruitful. Then occurred a curious event. Whether Atea had wearied of bringing forth offspring we are not told, but certain it is that Atea and her husband Fa'a-hotu exchanged sexes. Then the eyes of Atea glanced down at those of his wife Hotu and they begat Ru. It was this Ru who explored the whole earth and divided it into north, south, east, and west ...

From May 1 (121) to day 258 (September 15) there were 9 weeks (63 days). And 63 + 16 = 78 → Rigel (*78 → *56 + *22 = *100 - *22). Because 84 (March 25) + 16 = 100 (April 10) it is possible to state that day 78 = 56 + 22 = 100 - 32 in a system where the year would begin after spring equinox instead of after the winter solstice.

Ab1-10 (680) + 63 = 743 = 670 + 73 (Ab1-63):

a1 90 90 b1 4 4
6 10
63 73
9 82
a2 85 175 b2 85 167
a3 76 251 b3 77 244
a4 82 333 b4 80 324
a5 83 416 b5 80 404
a6 84 500 b6 92 496
a7 85 585 b7 84 580
a8 16 601 b8 84 664
69 670
sum 670 sum 664

90 + 10 = 100.

But as we have learned from the Pleiades (*55 - *56) we could alternatively count withershins:

  365 days
  (80 + RA / 24h * 365¼)   Day of culmination  
Atlas May 16 (136) *229 December 31 (365) 135
Denebola September 15 (258) *230 May 3 (123) 134
Alphekka Meridiana January 6 (*291) 218 August 13 (225, *145) '146
Fomalhaut March 3 (*348) *236 October 25 (*584)  

This exercise shows that I have wrongly put the culmination of Fomalhaut one day too early. This is my corrected version:

Aa8-11 Aa8-12 Aa8-13 Aa8-14 Aa8-15 (600) Aa8-16 (1265) Aa8-17
Aug 8 (220) 9 10 (*142) 11 (*143 + *366) 12 (*144, *510) 13 (225) 14 (*512)

π Cancri (139.2), MIAPLACIDUS = β Carinae (139.3), TUREIS = ι Carinae (139.8)

No star listed (140) θ Pyxidis, MARKAB VELORUM = κ Velorum (141.5), AL MINHAR AL ASAD (The Nose of the Lion) = κ Leonis (141.6), λ Pyxidis (141.9)

Al Tarf-7 (The End)

ψ Velorum (143.3), ALTERF = λ Leonis, τ² Hydrae (143.4), ξ Leonis (143.5)

*102.0 = *143.4 - *41.4

A Hydrae (144.1)

VEGA (α Lyrae)

UKDAH (Knot) = ι Hydrae (145.4), κ Hydrae (145.5), SUBRA = ο Leonis (145.8)

*104.0 = *145.4 - *41.4

ALPHEKKA MERIDIANA

Rishu A.-13 (Head of the Lion)

ψ Leonis (146.4), RAS ELASET AUSTRALIS = ε Leonis (146.6)

*105.0 = *146.4 - *41.4
JUNE 5 (156) 6 7 (*78) 8 9 ( 136 + 25) 11
30 May (150) 31 May 1 June 2 June 3 June 4 June (155) 5 June (*78)
e ua roa e ika vero tai ma te Rei e tagata kua haga kua kai eko te henua kua noho - i te ragi kua hua ko te kahi o te ua roa

Roa. Long: haga roa, long bay, wide beach; ara roa râkei, wide, neat path. Roaroa, long, tall, far, distant: tagata roaroa, tall man; kaiga roaroa, distant land; roaroa tahaga, middle finger. Vanaga. Long, large, extent; roaroa, to grow, height; mea roaroa, a long while; roaroa tahaga, middle finger; roaroa ke, infinite (time and space); roroa, far, distant, thin, to grow tall; tagata roroa, giant; roroa ke, immense; arero roroa, to rapport, to tell; vanaga roroa, to chatter, babbler; vare roroa, driveller; hakaroa, to lengthen, to defer; hakaroaroa, to lengthen, to develop; hakaroroa, to extend, prolong, defer, lengthen; roaga, distance, extent, size, length, distant, long. Churchill.

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*68  
Ab1-1 (1335) Ab1-2 Ab1-3 (673) Ab1-4
Oct 22 (295) 23 (*216) 24 25 (*218, *584)

FOMALHAUT

13 Aug (225 = 408 - 183) 14 Aug (*146, *512) (*513 19 * 27 = 9 * 57) 16 Aug (*514)
CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:
April 22 (112, *32) 23 24 25 (115, *35)
12 Febr (408 - 365 = 43) 13 Febr (*329) All the 'hearts' (*514 - *183 = *331)
Te hoea rutua te pahu - rutua te maeva - atua rerorero - atua ata tuu
 
Ab1-5 (675) Ab1-6 Ab1-7 (1341)
Oct 26 (412 - 6 - 107) = 299 Oct 27 (*220)

ρ Lupi (221.0), TOLIMAN = α Centauri (221.2), π Bootis (221.8), ζ Bootis (221.9)

16 Febr (412) 17 Febr (413 14 * 29½ (14 * 29½ + 1) → *41.4 Bharani
atua ata Rei - tuu te Rei hemoa i ako te vai

Ab1-8 (1334 + 7) Ab1-9 Ab1-10 (90 + 580 + 10) Ab1-11

Ab1-12 (1334 + 12)

CLOSE TO THE FULL MOON:
April 29 30 May 1 (50 + 71) 2 DENEBOLA

19 Febr

20 Febr (*336) 21 Febr (29 + 21) 22 Febr Terminalia
Ko te maitaki - ko te maharoga hetuu e roia   e ragi huhuki eaha ia

Haro. To pull; popohaga o te rua raá, i haro i te aka o te miro, on the morning of the second day, they pulled up the anchor of the boat. He haro i te hagu a roto, to draw in air, to breathe. He-haro te vaka i te au , the boat is towed off course in the current. Vanaga. a. to point, to raise the arm, to stretch out the hand or other member, to spread, to point the yards. b. to hoist, to pull up, to entice. c. to stiffen, to grasp, to squeeze. Haroharo, to point, to limp. PS Sa.: falo, to stretch out. To.: falo, to stretch out, to make tense. Fu.: falo, to stretch out, to lay hands on. Churchill.

ihe tau

*8
Ab1-4 (674 → 90 + 584) Ab1-12
FOMALHAUT *592
16 Aug (*514) *522
April 25 (115, *35) DENEBOLA
*514 - *183 = *331 Terminalia

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