He Kope Riva was the name of a
star on Easter Island, and He Kope Riva can
associate to Nga Kope Ririva, the first kuhane
station. Maybe Nga Kope Ririva were not only three islets
but also three stars. If so, then these stars should have risen a
quarter (90 days) earlier than Sirius:
Sirius (Te Pou) is located 100 days before Hanga Te Pau (at 365 counted from Ga1-1). The brightest star in the sky is followed 100 days later by the day when the last glimmer of light will disappear:
265 + 99 = 364 = 13 * 28 = 14 * 28 may have been the old way to measure the length of a year, and Hanga Te Pau could then have meant day number 365, the 'dark' day between the years. |
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