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68. After the Explorers had built their house on the rim of the Crater of Rano Kau they went to Te Pou, which name coincided with that of Sirius. But before investigating this phenomenon we need to repeat in order to obtain a necessary overview:

MAY 8 9 10 (130) 11 12 13 (*53)
Ga2-18 Ga2-19 Ga2-20 (50) Ga2-21 Ga2-22 Ga2-23
Ghost-23 (?)

ρ Gemini (?) (112.1), Eskimo Nebula = NGC2392 Gemini (112.2)

Al Dhirā'-5 / Punarvasu-7 / Mash-mashu-Mahrū-10 (Western One of the Twins)

CASTOR = α Gemini (113.4)

ANA-TAHUA-VAHINE-O-TOA-TE-MANAVA-7 (Pillar for elocution)

υ Gemini (114.0), MARKAB PUPPIS = κ Puppis (114.7), ο Gemini (114.8), PROCYON = α Canis Minoris (114.9)

α Monocerotis (115.4), σ Gemini (115.7) Mash-mashu-arkū-11 (Eastern One of the Twins)

κ Gemini (116.1), POLLUX = β Gemini (116.2), π Gemini (116.9)

AZMIDISKE = ξ Puppis (117.4)
July 11 12 (193) 13 (*114) 14 15 16
°July 7 8 9 10 11 (*112) 12 (193)
'June 14 15 16 17 (168) 18 19 (*90)
"May 31 Maro 1 (*72) 2 3 (154) 4 5

... On the twenty-fifth day of the first month (Vaitu Nui), Ira and Makoi set sail; on the first day of June ('Maro'), the bow of Ira's canoe touched land again. Ira's canoe appeared on the distant horizon, came closer on its course, and sailed along, and finally (one) could see the (new home) land. The canoe reached the islets (off the coast), and Ira saw that there were three such islets. Ira said, 'Hey you, crew of young men, the vision of Hau Maka, our father, which he revealed to me, has come true. There are 'the handsome sons of Te Taanga, who are standing in the water', for this is the name that the dream soul of Hau Maka gave them. Unforgotten (? kai viri kai viri) are they, these three. And therefore this is the (right) land lying there; this is Te Pito O Te Kainga, which also received its name from the dream soul.' (Manuscript E p. 17.)

The canoe continued its exploration and in a sweep sailed on to Hanga Te Pau. They went ashore and took the food with them. They pulled the canoe onto the beach and left it there. Ira sat down with all the other (companions) and spoke to Makoi: 'You shall mark the land for me and make it known (by its name)!' After that, Ira spoke these words: 'This is the digging stick (? ko koko), Kuukuu. You shall work the land for me and plant the yam roots!'

... When the Explorers left their old homeland in Vaitu Nui 25 this was probably corresponding to the date "April 25 (115), and at the time of Gregory XIII Cursa would have risen with the Sun 41 - 4 = 37 days later, in °June 1 (152). When the Explorers reached Easter Island it was in Maro 1 ("June 1). We can therefore guess the sea-voyage of the Explorers - which took 37 days = Maro 1 (152) - Vaitu Nui 25 (115) - should be understood as alluding to the precessional distance to their old homeland (Hiva), i.e. from the time of Bharani to the time of Gregory XIII ...
Dates according to Manuscript E - Explorers:
Departure from Hiva Sea voyage Arrival
Vaitu Nui 25 (115) 152 - 115 = 37 days Maro 1 (152)
"April 25 (115) (*72 - *35) - (41 - 4) = 0 °June 1 (152)
CURSA (*76) CURSA (*76) = CASTOR (*113) - 37
Dates according to Manuscript E - Hotu A Matua:
Departure from Hiva Sea voyage Arrival
Hora Nui 2 (245) 288 - 245 = 43 days Tangaroa Uri 15 (288)
°September 2 (245 = 152 + 93) *249 - *169 = 80  October 15 (*249 = *76 + 173)
ZOSMA, COXA (*169) ANTARES (*249)
MAY 14 15 16 (136 = 408 / 3) 17 18 (*58) 19
Ga2-24 Ga2-25 Ga2-26 Ga2-27 (π) Ga2-28 Ga2-29 (59)
φ Gemini (118.4) DRUS = χ Carinae (119.9) ω Cancri (120.2) 8h (121.7)

χ Gemini (121.0), NAOS = ζ Puppis (121.3)

ρ Puppis (122.0), HEAP OF FUEL = μ Cancri (122.1), ζ Monocerotis (122.3),  ψ Cancri (122.6), REGOR = γ Velorum (122.7) TEGMINE = ζ Cancri (123.3)
July 17 18 19 (200) 20 (*121) 21 22 / 7
°July 13 14 15 (196) 16 17 (*118 = 4 * 29½) 18
'June 20 SOLSTICE 22 (200 - 27 = 159 + 14) 23 ST JOHN'S DAY 25 (*96)
"June 6 7 8 9 (160) Maro 10 11
Makoi named the place Hanga Te Pau, 'the landing site of Ira'. So that they would remember (? he aringa, literally, 'as face'), the open side of Hanga Te Pau was given this name. Ira got up. They all climbed to the top of the hill. They climbed up on the tenth day of the month of June 'Maro'.

They reached the side crater (te manavai) and looked around carefully. Makoi said, 'This is the Manavai of Hau Maka.' They climbed farther and reached the top. They saw the dark abyss and the large hole (of the crater Rano Kau). They all said, 'Here it is, young men, the dark abyss of Hau Maka.' They made camp and constructed a house. Kuukuu got up, worked the ground, and heaped up the earth for the yam roots. They climbed farther and reached the top. They saw the dark abyss and the large hole (of the crater Rano Kau). They all said, 'Here it is, young men, the dark abyss of Hau Maka.' They made camp and constructed a house.

... Midsummer is the flowering season of the oak, which is the tree of endurance and triumph, and like the ash is said to 'court the lightning flash'. Its roots are believed to extend as deep underground as its branches rise in the air - Virgil mentions this - which makes it emblematic of a god whose law runs both in Heaven and in the Underworld ... The month, which takes its name from Juppiter the oak-god, begins on June 10th and ends of July 7th. Midway comes St. John's Day, June 24th, the day on which the oak-king was sacrificially burned alive. The Celtic year was divided into two halves with the second half beginning in July, apparently after a seven-day wake, or funeral feast, in the oak-king's honour ...
MAY 20 (140) 21 (*61) 22 23 24 (144)
Ga3-1 (60) Ga3-2 Ga3-3 Ga3-4 Ga3-5
AL TARF = β Cancri (124.3) χ Cancri (125.2), BRIGHT FIRE = λ Cancri (125.4) AVIOR = ε Carinae (126.4), φ Cancri (126.8) ο Ursa Majoris (127.4) Pushya-8

υ Cancri (128.1), θ CANCRI (128.2)

July 23 (204) 24 (*125) 25 26 27 (208)
°July 19 (200) 20 (*121) 21 22 / 7 23 (204)
'June 26 (177) 27 28 29 (*100) SIRIUS
"June 12 13 (*84) 14 (165) Maro 15 (18 * 29½) 16
NAKSHATRA DATES:
NOVEMBER 19 20 21 (325) 23 (*246 = 6 * 41) 23
GREDI = α Capricorni (307.2), σ Capricorni (307.5), ALSHAT = ν Capricorni (307.9) Al Sa’d al Dhabih-20 / Ox / Herd Boy-9

DABIH = β Capricorni (308.0), κ Sagittarii (308.1), SADIR = γ Cygni (308.4), PEACOCK = α Pavonis (308.7)

OKUL = π Capricorni (309.6), BOS = ρ Capricorni (309.9) ο Capricorni (310.2), θ Cephei (310.5) ROTTEN MELON = ε Delphini, φ Pavonis (311.2), η Delphini (311.4), ζ Delphini, ρ Pavonis (311.7)
January 22 (387) 23 24 (*309) 25 (390) 26
°January 18 (384) 19 20 (385) 21 (*306) 22
'December 26 (360) 27 28 29 (363) 30 (*284)
"December 12 LUCIA 14 (348) 15 16 (*270)

Makoi got up and began to familiarize himself with the (new) land. (This took place) on the fifteenth day of the month of June ('Maro'). He went toward the sheer face of the rocks (titi o te opata), was astonished (aaa), came up to the middle (of the outer rim of the crater), and stood at the very edge.

He looked down and saw the 'Pu Mahore of Hau Maka' (on the coast) and said, 'There it is, the hole of the mahore fish of Hau Maka!' He turned his face and looked toward the back (i.e., in the direction of the crater). No sooner had he seen how the dark abyss opened up (below him), when a fragrant breeze came drifting by. Again Makoi said, 'This is the dark abyss of Hau Maka'.

He turned around, walked on in utter amazement, and arrived at the house. He spoke to Ira, 'Hey you, my friends! How forgetful we (truly) are. This place is adequate (? tau or 'beautiful'), the dark abyss lies there peacefully!' Ira replied, 'And what should that remind us of up here?' All arose and climbed up. They went on and arrived; they all had a good look (at the inside of the crater). They returned home and sat down. Night fell, and they went to sleep.

1  1-13 1 winter solstice
Ga2-27 Ga2-28 Ga2-29 Ga3-1 Ga3-2 Ga3-3 Ga3-4 Ga3-5
Ka3-15 Ka3-16 Ka3-17 Ka3-18 Ka3-19 Ka3-20 Ka3-21
25 * 13 = 325 (as in the year A.D. for the Council of Nicaea)

... When Julius Caesar established his calendar in 45 BC he set March 25 as the spring equinox. Since a Julian year (365.25 days) is slightly longer than an actual year the calendar drifted with respect to the equinox, such that the equinox was occurring on about 21 March in AD 300 and by AD 1500 it had reached 11 March. This drift induced Pope Gregory XIII to create a modern Gregorian calendar. The Pope wanted to restore the edicts concerning the date of Easter of the Council of Nicaea of AD 325 ...

 

27 338-350
Ga6-21 Ga6-22 Ga6-23
Kb3-11 Kb3-12 Kb3-13
28 351-363
Ga6-24-25 Ga6-26
Kb3-14-15 Kb3-16
29 364-376 - -     366 Winter solstice
    Ga6-27 Ga6-28 Ga6-29      
Kb4-1 Kb4-2 Kb4-3 Kb4-4 Kb4-5
30 377-389
Ga7-1 Ga7-2 Ga7-3 Ga7-4
Kb4-6 Kb4-7 Kb4-8 Kb4-9
31 390-402
Ga7-5 Ga7-6 Ga7-7 Ga7-8 Ga7-9 Ga7-10
Kb4-10 Kb4-11 Kb4-12 Kb4-13 Kb4-14
Suggested sum: 31 * 13 = 403 = 399 (synodic cycle of Jupiter) + 4

... Every year that is exactly divisible by four is a leap year, except for years that are exactly divisible by 100; [but] the centurial years that are exactly divisible by 400 are still leap years. For example, the year 1900 is not a leap year; the year 2000 is a leap year ...