MYTHOLOGY. 
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The atmosphere which floats above the earth; 
The great firmament above us, dwelt with the early dawn, 
And the moon sprung forth; 
The atmosphere above us, dwelt with the heat, 
And thence proceeded the sun ; 
They were thrown up above, as the chief eyes of Heaven : 
Then the Heavens became light, 
The early dawn, the early day, 
The mid-day. The blaze of day from the sky.” 
The fourth period—■ 
“ The sky above dwelt with Hawaiki, and produced land. Tapora- 
pora Tauwarenikau, Kuku-paru, Wawau-atea, Wiwhi-te 
Rangiora.” 
These are the names of lands or islands, supposed to have 
been first created; Hawaiki is the island they originally came 
from, which is regarded as the cradle of their race. 
The fifth period: the land being thus formed, then were 
produced the gods— 
“ Ru-ou-hoko, Ruatupu, Ruatawiti Rua-kaipo, &c.” 
The sixth period, when men were produced— 
Hgae, ISTgaenui, ISTgaeroa, Hgaepea, Hgaetuturi, JSTgapepeke. 
Tatiti, Ruatapu, Toe, Rauru-tama-rakei-ora.”* 
There were two grand orders of gods: the first and most 
ancient were the gods of the night, as night preceded light, 
and then followed the gods of the light. Of the former the 
* Na te kune te pupuke 
Na te pupuke te hihiri 
Na te hihiri te mahara 
Na te mahara te hinengaro 
Na te hinengaro te manako 
Ka hua te wananga 
Ka noho i a riko riko 
Ka puta ki waho ko te po, 
Ko te po nui, te po roa, 
Te po i tuturi, te po i pepeke, 
Te po uriuri, te po tangotango, 
Te po wawa, te po te kitea, 
Te po te waia, 
Te po i oti atu ki te mate. 
