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brianM
 
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Default God of wind

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 22:41:01 +1000, rcoleman wrote:

I suppose I should have expected this, but it was a serious request. A
friend of mine is carving a piece for a sailboat for a voyage to the
islands, and wanted to see a representative icon.The "Wind God" seems
entirely appropriate. Googling doesn't turn up much, so I thought
perhaps some intellegent information might be found here. And yet there
is hope.


"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 20:26:09 GMT, "rcoleman"
wrote:

As it would appear there isn't a lot of boating discussion these days.
I need a picture of the island god of wind, Fa'atiu or, la a maomao

Thanks


Talking about god in this newsgroup can get you in hot water. -- John H

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New Zealand Maori legends:

Nga Hau e Wha --- The four winds

Tangaroa ---- God of the sea

Tawhiri-matea ---- God of wind and storms


ka kite
BrianM