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. |
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