Mythology / maui-and-the-fish-hook
Facts about Maui and the Fish Hook
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A star cluster known as Scorpius is traditionally identified as Maui's fish hook in Hawaiian and other Polynesian astronomical traditions.
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Across Polynesian cultures, versions of Maui's fish-hook myth appear in Hawaiian, Māori, and other island traditions, reflecting the legend's widespread reach across the Pacific.
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Manaiakalani, Maui's enchanted fishhook in the legend, is said to have been made from the jawbone of his ancestor Muturangi.
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The magical fishhook central to the Maui myth is known as Manaiakalani, meaning 'made fast to the heavens' in Hawaiian.
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In Polynesian mythology, Maui and the Fish Hook tells of the demigod Maui using a magical fishhook to pull islands, including Hawaii, up from the ocean floor.