Kāmohoaliʻi
Ringkasan
Kāmohoaliʻi adalah dewa hiu dan uap dalam agama Hawaii, saudara Pele, yang dalam kisah lama disebut raja para hiu dan pemandu kapal yang tersesat.
Kāmohoaliʻi is a shark and steam god of Hawaiian religion, brother of Pele, called in older accounts the king of the sharks and a guide for lost ships.
Kisah dan tradisi
Dalam agama Hawaii, Kāmohoaliʻi adalah dewa hiu dan uap serta saudara Pele dan Nāmaka. Westervelt menyebutnya raja para hiu, dan menulis bahwa ia kakak tertua serta penjaga keluarga Pele. Emerson mencatat bahwa dalam satu perubahan wujud ia berbentuk hiu. Ia berenang di perairan sekitar Maui dan Kahoʻolawe. Bila kapal hilang di laut, ia mengibaskan ekornya di depan armada dan menuntun para pelaut pulang setelah kahuna memberinya awa, minuman yang memabukkan. Dalam kisah yang dicatat Westervelt, ia menyediakan perahu besar Honua-i-a-kea untuk membawa keluarga Pele ke pulau-pulau yang jauh, dan kadang-kadang berwujud hiu menjadi papan selancar Pele. Menurut Emerson, sebuah titik tinggi di dinding Kilauea dianggap tempat tinggalnya yang keramat.
In Hawaiian religion Kāmohoaliʻi is a shark and steam god and a brother of Pele and Nāmaka. Westervelt calls him king of the sharks and writes that he was the eldest brother and caretaker of Pele's family. Emerson notes that in one metamorphosis he took the form of a shark. He swam in the waters around Maui and Kahoʻolawe. When a ship was lost at sea he shook his tail before the fleet and led the men home after the kahuna gave him awa, a narcotic drink. In a tale recorded by Westervelt he provided the great boat Honua-i-a-kea to carry Pele's family to distant islands, and sometimes as a shark he served as Pele's surf-board. According to Emerson, a high point on the wall of Kilauea was held to be his sacred residence.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Hawaii
- Kawasan / Region
- Oseania
- Negara / Country
- United States
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Deity
- Habitat
- Water
Nama lain / Alternate names
Kamohoaliʻi