Cook Islands
In Mangaia, the name Ro'e appears in Te Aka-ia-Ro'e (the root of all existence) which, according to Tregear, is 'a spirit in the form of a thick stem tapering to a point, and is situated at the bottom of the Universe, sustaining the Cosmos' (Gill 1976:1, Tregear 1891:421). According to Elsdon Best, the goddess exchanges heads with Māui (Best 1982:363).
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Famous quotes containing the words cook and/or islands:
“A cook they hadde with hem for the nones
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—Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?–1400)
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and many within themselves
travel to far islands but no one
asks for their story....”
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