The legitimacy of the oldest sun of Hotu Matua was questioned. Is he the father or not? Maybe the question is wrong, because the answer should be that the mother of Tuu Maheke is Vakai. Anciently, I guess, it was the mother who was important - the society of man was matrilinear. I have suggested a chart for the week, summing up where the planets belong in the month. Mars follows Moon in the order of the week, and I think he is to be regarded as her son. At the same time Mars represents the spring sun, and I will therefore give him a suitable colour:
The glyph label numbers for Ca7-14 is in harmony with Mars being 'the son', the 'fruit' (hua):
However, it is more complicated. The 'fruit' is hanging at left, not at right which is the normal order for the hua type. It means the sign is reversed, and with the reversal of the sign comes also a reversal of its normal meaning. It is not the 'son' but the 'father' who is depicted at left. The growing moon is receiving her light from the father, and that is more understandable than her receiving light from her son. It is still only day 26 counted from the beginning of the moon calendar (at Ca6-17). The 26th kuhane station (Hanga Moria One) is the last station of the ruling sun king, and he must be alive at Ca7-14. Sun takes on different 'garments' (planets) over the year, and an attempt will be made here to sort out who the father might possibly be (which 'garment' Sun has at the conception of his son). |
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