6. By the way, Easter Island has the Polynesian name Rapa Nui (= the Great 'Rapa') and far to the west lies another Rapa island, sometimes named Rapa Iti to distinguish it from Easter Island. Both islands lie just south of the tropical belt. Te Ra (in Tama nui te Ra) should be the 'end station' of Tama nui I think, because in ancient Egypt Ra was the noon station of Sun. A similar idea seems to have reigned in Polynesia:
According to a myth (in Legends of the South Seas) the head of Tu whakararo was cut off, and his eyes were gouged out and given to Maurea, to be eaten by her. Raro means 'bottom end' (Č) and haka-raro means to 'make bottom'. In the myth whakararo (whaka is the Maori spelling of haka) is connected to the fact that Tu had been hiding beneath the flooring-slats of a canoe. It did not help him, his time was out. The bird-headed handle of the whale bone club indicates his fate - his 'vital spirit' (manu rere) will leave him, cfr the bottom ends of the 2 staffs depicted on the Gateway of the Sun. Maurea is a name similar to Maśre, on Easter Island the 1st night of the quartet which ends with Full Moon. This is how I have arranged the nights of Moon in parallel with the glyphs of the C text:
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