Object Details
- Creator
- Holmes, William Henry
- Book Title
- Random records of a lifetime, 1846-1931.
- Caption
- Volcanoe.
- Educational Notes
- Some Polynesian traditions include the belief that volcanoes are ruled by Pele, the Hawaiian Goddess of volcanoes and fire. Its even said that she used volcanoes to form the islands of Hawaii, and because of this long strands of volcanic glass are sometimes called Peles Hair! According to tradition, Peles anger brings about eruptions, and she could form volcanoes by the mere stamping of her feet. She would dig with her paoa, a magical stick, and spark eruptions of fire and lava. This kind of power meant that she was both honored and feared. Traditions like the goddess Pele were created by people to help explain majestic and strange features like volcanos in the world.
- 1846-1931
- Publication Date
- 1887
- Image ID
- SIL-39088003128485_0063_edit
- Catalog ID
- 1063442
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Type
- Illustration
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- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- Volcanoes
- Erupt
- Earth
- Plates
- Surface
- Lava. Pele
- Tradition
- Legend
- Myth
- Hawaii
- Language
- English
- Record ID
- silgoi_104011
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