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Menehune
Menehune is the term applied to short-statured, forest-dwelling creatures of Hawaiian mythology and is part of a common mythology throughout Polynesia that describes secretive, supernatural beings with human-like attributes. Mysterious supernatural...
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Menehune on Surfboard
Menehune on Surfboard by D. Howard Hitchcock (1861-1943), 1924. The Menehune are short-statured forestd-dwelling people in Hawaiian mythology.
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Alekoko Menehune Fishpond
Alekoko "Menehune" fishpond is a 102-acre (41.2 hectares) construction located along a bend of the Hule’ia River on the island of Kaua’i, Hawaii. The building of the fishpond is attributed to the mythical Menehune.
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Kīkīaola Facing Stones
Facing stones in the Kīkīaola irrigation ditch, which is also known as the Menehune Ditch in Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii. Construction of the ditch is attributed to the Menehune - a mythical race of dimunitive Hawaiians.
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Hawaiian Legend: The Menehune | Finding Bigfoot
The Finding Bigfoot team gathers as much information as they can about the legendary Menehune of Hawaii. Watch full episodes of Finding Bigfoot | https://www.animalplanetgo.com/finding-bigfoot/ Subscribe to Animal Planet: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=animalplanettv...
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Kīkīaola
Kīkīaola - also known as the Menehune Ditch - is an irrigation channel ('auwai) on Kauai, Hawaii, said to have been built by the Menehune.
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Twelve Menacing & Protective Mythological Figures
The term mythology comes from the Greek words mythos (“story of the people”) and logos (“word”) and so is defined as the spoken (later written) story of a culture. Modern scholars have divided myths into different types which serve many different...
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4 Maps of Epic Ancient Quests
In this gallery, we cross the ancient Mediterranean world four times to follow the adventures of four great heroes from Greek and Roman mythology. Here are visual representations of timeless tales of heroism, divine challenges, and fearsome...
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Ares
Ares was the Greek god of war. He was perhaps the most unpopular of all the Olympian gods because of his quick temper, aggressiveness, and unquenchable thirst for conflict. Ares famously seduced Aphrodite, unsuccessfully fought with Hercules...
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Zeus
Zeus was the king of the 12 Olympian gods and the supreme god in Greek religion. Zeus is often referred to as the Father, as the god of thunder, and the 'cloud-gatherer'. Zeus controlled the weather and offered signs and omens. Zeus generally...