Aikanaka (mythology)
ʻAikanaka | |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Lona Hinahanaiakamalama |
| Children | Hemā |
In Hawaiian mythology, ʻAikanaka (or ʻAi Kanaka, ʻAikane) is a mortal chief who married Lona, the moon goddess. They lived happily together in her palace until he died of old age.[1][2]
His name means "man eater". His father was named Hulumanailani, whilst his mother was named Hinamaikalani.[3]
ʻAikanaka also married Hinahanaiakamalama (according to the Ulu genealogy). She bore him sons Hemā and Puna.[4]
Both Lona and Hinahanaiakamalama are lunar goddesses, so it is likely that they are the same person, and ʻAikanaka is married to just one woman.[5]
According to the Ulu genealogy, ʻAikanaka was born about 746 AD.
Notes[]
- ^ Jan Knappert. Pacific mythology: an encyclopedia of myth and legend.
- ^ . Academic Dictionary Of Mythology.
- ^ Samuel Kamakau. Tales and Traditions of People of Old.
- ^ E.R. Tregear, Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary (Lyon and Blair: Lambton Quay), 1891.
- ^ Martha Warren Beckwith, pp. 214-25
Categories:
- Ancient Hawaiian royalty
- Legendary Hawaiian people
- 740s births