Motif
Annihilation or devouring of souls in Po
annihilation_or_devouring_of_souls_in_po
A motif of the Afterlife Navigation and Passage family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
hawaiian
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Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends PELE AND THE DELUGE / PELE AND KAHAWALI / HIKU AND KAWELU / LOCATION OF THE LUA O MILU; lines 1094-1160 confidence: medium
Some said souls went to Po and were annihilated or eaten by gods; others went to Akea and Milu. Akea descended below to Kapapahanaumoku and founded a kingdom, and Milu later shared rule there. The land is dark, with lizards, butterflies, streams, kahilis, and kou trees.
One reported view says departed souls went to Po and were annihilated or eaten by gods there.
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