Legends of Maui: Hero of New Zealand & Polynesian Mythology

What does it mean to be a hero? Every culture has stories of larger-than-life characters who change the world. Looking at one hero in particular, Maui, we can learn what makes a hero in the eyes of Polynesian culture, as his legends are told across Polynesian mythology from Hawai'i to New Zealand. Stories of Maui from New Zealand's Maori people use traditional culture to teach what a hero is.

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The purpose of this channel is to share the important stories at the foundation of human cultures throughout history. These include mythology, legends, folktales, religious stories, and parables from the dawn of history to the modern day. This channel provides interpretations and insight into these stories, to find and apply their meaning to contemporary life. All stories covered are treated academically. This channel makes no claims regarding the historical, scientific, or religious truth of these tales. Rather, its goal is to find the meanings understood by their authors and apply them to the modern world.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:06 Leopold III of Austria
00:27 Map of Oceania by J G Barbié du Bocage
00:51 Sculpture of a Maori Warrior, Hamilton, New Zealand
01:39 An Unexpected Arrival
01:42 Interior of a Maori Pah, from The Age Newspaper, Melbourne
02:33 Hare Pomare and His Wife Hariate by William Strutt
03:22 Maori Rock Carvings at Mine Bay on Lake Taupō, Photographed by QFSE Meida, Licensed Under Creative Commons
03:59 Mana Motuhake, Christchurch, New Zealand, Photographed by Michael Klajban, Licensed Under Creative Commons
04:19 Portrait of Pare Watene by Gottfried Lindauer
04:52 Maori Meeting House Turongo, Ngaruawahia, Photographed by Albert Percy Godber, Alexander Turnbull Library
05:19 Family Ties
05:22 Maori Man by Thomas Chambers, After Sidney Parkinson
06:17 The Legend of Maui, Polynesian Mythology by Sir George Grey
06:51 Traditional Maori Wood Carving, Photographed by Albert Percy Godber, Alexander Turnbull Library
07:29 Maori Girls with Tiko Teko, Photographer by R Anderson, Licensed Under Creative Commons
08:12 A Place In The Stars
08:16 Hiko, the Son of Te Pehi Kupe by Charles Heaphy
08:40 Wedding Tapa, Fiji
08:59 Pohau Mangā, Barracuda Lure, New Zealand
09:23 Scorpio and Libra by Alexander Jamieson
09:48 Lake Wakatipu with Mount Earnslaw by Eugene von Guerard
10:29 Maori Waka, Rotorua, New Zealand, Photographed by Nelson Pérez, Licensed Under Creative Commons
10:52 Conclusion
10:55 A New Zealand Warrior by Sydney Parkinson
11:18 Orakei Korako on the Waikato by Charles Blomfield
11:32 View Near Auckland: Three Maoris and a Dog by Charles Emilius Gold
11:59 Koruru, New Zealand
12:35 Inhabitants of Houa-Houa by Louis Auguste de Sainson
13:02 Natives Performing a Haka onboard the Astrolabe by Louis Auguste de Sainson
13:23 A View in Dusky Bay, New Zealand by William Hodges
14:26 Outro
15:42 Maui in Popular Culture

Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license.