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By the association with mauga (the 'graveyard') we conclude that the hua poporo glyphs definitely belong to the shades in the west. In Saturday (the day of good-night for the week), at winter solstice and at autumn equinox hua poporo are therefore appropriate.

There is no vero glyph at autumn equinox in K:

19
Ga5-17 Ga5-18 Ga5-19 Ga5-20 Ga5-21
17 - -
Kb1-102 Kb1-103 Kb1-104

Furthermore, neither in G nor K are there any signs of hua poporo. Presumably it means that both the G and the K calendars locate hua poporo at the end of the 1st 'year':

9
Ga4-7 Ga4-8
9
Ka5-4 Ka5-5

9 is half 18, and the end of the 1st 'year' coincides with the turnaround point halfway through summer. If we, on the other hand, think in terms of a 12 month year, we begin in midwinter and find the turnaround point of summer being located halfway through the cycle of the year.

Presumably we have two calendar systems centered on the middle of summer.

In the E calendar, we have seen, there are 24 half-month periods with summer in the middle. The 1st vero is here located at the penultimate period of the first half of the calendar:

11
Eb4-2 Eb4-3 Eb4-4 Eb4-5
9 4 means 'earth' (alluding to its 4 'corners')
Ka5-4

A 2nd vero then appears at autumn equinox:

19 -
Eb5-10 Eb5-11 Eb5-12 Eb5-13
19
Ga5-17 Ga5-18 Ga5-19 Ga5-20 Ga5-21
19 means atumn equinox, the fall of the sun.
Ca1-19 Ca1-20
17 - -
Kb1-102 Kb1-103 Kb1-104

In K the absence of vero at autumn equinox agrees with 17 as period number. Hua poporo documented in the 9th period refers (according to my proposal) to how in the middle of summer 'Hercules' is executed and to the departure of his spirit in a miro canoe. There is nobody of importance left to fall on his face at autumn equinox.

The 'mountain of the spirits' (Kb1-103) is possible to depict, however. Instead of 4 glyphs we need only 2 in K, a great henua followed by its specification define the beginning of the winter 'year'.

Maybe the different order in the 'spirit' half of the year - between henua and specification - is due to how the 'Hiva' half of the year is like a mirror image of our living world.

In Ga5-18 and Ga5-20 the order still is the 'right' one, where henua (female) follows.

In Eb5-10 a moon sign defines how earth (the circle) now is belonging to the moon. In Eb5-11 we have double 'eyes' (meaning the season of the moon) and at right a crescent (sign of growing moon). In Eb5-12 henua is adorned with a moon sign - once again (cfr Eb5-10) a statement that the season (on earth) is under the rule of the moon.

Maybe we should read a fliparound not only horizontally when leaving the world of the living (from henua being number 2 to being number 1) but also a vertical upside-down change. In 'Hiva' everything is 'upside down':

earth at bottom, sky above
Ga5-17 Ga5-18
earth above, sky at bottom
Ga5-19 Ga5-20

While mauga may be used at autumn equinox without regard for when 'Hercules' is being executed, hua poporo seems to be firmly connected with the season when his head is lost.

When hua poporo with only 3 'drops' appears, it ought to mean that his tanist has lost his head.

Nice and fine. Yet, there are two vero in E, and in G there appears to be a hesitation too (whether to execute in period 9 or in period 19). If moon becomes dark in night number 29 and sun in period number 19, then what is happening in period 9?

Answer: there must be 3 main persons. In period 9 it is Rigi, the worm (serpent, eel) who dies, not the sun.