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When Makoi (Saturn) shouted out to the canoe which was leaving in order to return to the ancient homeland with the remaining 5 Explorers (Planets) - Kuukuu (→ Mars) had died and Makoi would stay behind - and this happened when they reached the triplet of islets down in the southwestern corner:

This prominent landmark was connected with the Bird Man and the first egg to be brought on land.

The triplet of islets represented the beginning of the year and they could therefore be associated with the 3 similarly designed Belt stars of Orion.

The islet closest to the mainland of Easter Island was smaller than those farther out, remarkably similar to how Alnitak (the Female Girdle) compared to Minataka (the Male Belt) and Alnilam (String of Pearls):

Also the orientation of the smaller one was different.

Makoi shouted a verse which he had been taught by Ira:

i tuu era.te vaka.o Ira.ki te motu.he rangi When Ira's canoe reached the islets (off the southwestern coast), Makoi (who was staying behind) shouted [he rangi] the following (after him):

'Eight lands (are there), one has been found (or, an eighth land has been found for the first time, evaru [ēvaru] kainga katahi i ravaa), that is, Te Pito O Te Kainga.

During the fast journey, one cannot find the seven lands [ehitu kainga] in the midst of dim twilight. Once (Easter Island) has been lost [ka ngaro ro ēra], not even eight groups of people (i.e., countless boat crews) can find (it) again.

- Ruhi to the right, Pu to the left, necklace around the neck of the figure of Hinariru at Papa O Rae!'

atu.a Makoi.penei e.ēvaru kainga.katahi
i ravaa.ko te pito o te kainga.ehitu kainga
eko ravaa.i roto i te nehunehu kapuapua
i te pei ana ka ngaro ro ēra.evaru.kaukau eko
ravaa.ko ruhi ki te rara matau.ko pu
ki te rara maui.he tuitui reipa.i te ngao o te
moai o hinariru.i papa o raē.

A Mother of Pearl necklace had been put around (he tuitui reipa) the neck of the figure (i te ngao o te moai) named Hinariru.

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CURSA

Gb5-25 MINTAKA

ALNILAM

ALNITAK
APRIL 8 9 (99) 10 (465) 11 (101)
Gb6-1 (383) Gb6-2 Gb6-3 Gb6-4 (157)

KHUFU

MINTAKA (Belt) = δ Orionis, υ Orionis (82.4), χ Aurigae (82.5), ε Columbae (82.6)

*41.0 = *82.4 - *41.4

KHAFRE

Al Hak'ah-3 (Brand) / Mrigashīrsha-5 (Stag's Head) / Turtle Head-20 (Monkey) / Mas-tab-ba-tur-tur (Little Twins)

ARNEB = α Leporis, Crab Nebula = M1 Tauri (83.0, φ¹ Orionis (83.1), HEKA = λ Orionis, Orion Nebula = M42 (83.2), φ² Orionis (83.6), ALNILAM (String of Pearls) = ε Orionis (83.7)

MENKAURE

Three Stars-21 (Gibbon) / Shur-narkabti-sha-shūtū-6 (Star in the Bull towards the south) / ANA-IVA-9 (Pillar of exit)

HEAVENLY GATE = ζ Tauri, ν Columbae (84.0), ω Orionis (84.2),  ALNITAK (Girdle) = ζ Orionis, PHAKT (Phaet) = α Columbae (84.7)

ο Aurigae (85.8), γ Leporis (85.9)

YANG MUN (α Lupi)

... Menkaure was allegedly a much more benevolent Pharaoh than his predecessors. According to legends related by Herodotus, he wrote the following: This Prince (Mycerinus) disapproved of the conduct of his father, reopened the temples and allowed the people, who were ground down to the lowest point of misery, to return to their occupations and to resume the practice of sacrifice. His justice in the decision of causes was beyond that of all the former kings. The Egyptians praise him in this respect more highly than any other monarchs, declaring that he not only gave his judgements with fairness, but also, when anyone was dissatisfied with his sentence, made compensation to him out of his own purse and thus pacified his anger.

The Gods however ordained that Egypt should suffer tyrannical rulers for a hundred and fifty [150] years according to this legend. Herodotus goes on: ... An oracle reached him from the town of Buto, which said 'six years only shalt thou live upon this earth, and in the seventh thou shalt end thy days'. Mycerinus, indignant, sent an angry message to the oracle, reproaching the god with his injustice - 'My father and uncle,' he said 'though they shut up the temples, took no thought of the gods and destroyed multitudes of men, nevertheless enjoyed a long life; I, who am pious, am to die soon!' There came in reply a second message from the oracle - 'for this very reason is thy life brought so quickly to a close - thou hast not done as it behoved thee. Egypt was fated to suffer affliction one hundred and fifty years - the two kings who preceded thee upon the throne understood this - thou hast not understood it'. Mycerinus, when this answer reached him, perceiving that his doom was fixed, had lamps prepared, which he lighted every day at eventime, and feasted and enjoyed himself unceasingly both day and night, moving about in the marsh-country and the woods, and visiting all the places he heard were agreeable sojourns. His wish was to prove the oracle false, by turning night into days and so living twelve years in the space of six ...