The Hawaiian
(Polynesian) goddess of the fire in the volcano,
is the mother of eruptions.
She is a ravishing, whimsical
goddess who resides in the volcano Kilauea on Hawaii.
She's the daughter of the goddess Haumea.
She is the personification
of the (female) power of destruction and her jealous
rages were believed to cause Kilauea's eruptions.
Pele also controls lightning.
Pele was born in Honua-Mea,
part of Tahiti. Because of her eruptive temper,
her father Kane Milohai exiled her from their home
island. She was given a canoe and traveled north
in search of an auspicious island in which to make
her home.
She visited many islands but
whenever she started digging, thinking to make
the foundations of her new house, the place appeared
to be unsatisfactory for some reason or other.
The pits she dug can still
be seen, as immense craters, relics of extinct
volcanoes now filled with water. Finally she arrived
on Hawaii, where she created Mount Kilauea, her
new home. Pele became very happy there because
it was the Navel of the World, Ka Piko o ka Honua.
There, the gods began Creation.
Pele appears in many forms,
such as a young child, a beautiful young girl or
an old crone. She usually wears black.
by Micha F. Lindemans See website on myths www.pantheon.org
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