Mo-o
Ringkasan
Mo-o (juga mo-ko) adalah hewan dongeng, naga laut besar dari Polinesia; di Hawaii, moʻo adalah roh kadal yang dapat berganti wujud.
The mo-o (also mo-ko) is a fabulous beast, the great sea dragon of Polynesia; in Hawaii the moʻo are shapeshifting lizard spirits.
Kisah dan tradisi
Mo-o (juga disebut mo-ko) adalah hewan dongeng (fabeldier), naga laut besar dari Polinesia (Polynesië). Dahulu di Polinesia berbagai fauna disebut Mo-O: buaya, aligator, belut, penyu laut besar, ikan besar, hiu, dan sebagainya. Seekor mo-o bernama Kane-kua-ana konon hidup di Ewabaai (kini Pearl Harbor); menurut penduduk setempat, sekitar 1850 naga itu memindahkan hamparan tiram dari pantai mereka ke bagian laut lain karena marah kepada para pencari tiram, kesimpulan yang mereka tarik ketika tangkapan tiram mulai berkurang. Dalam mitologi Hawaii, moʻo adalah roh kadal yang dapat berganti wujud, sering mengambil wujud reptil raksasa, tokek kecil, atau manusia. Mereka dihormati sebagai ʻaumakua (leluhur pelindung), dapat menguasai cuaca dan air, bersifat amfibi, dan banyak kolam ikan di Hawaii dipercaya menjadi rumah seekor moʻo. Bila moʻo mati, tubuhnya yang membatu menjadi bagian dari bentang alam. Dalam kisah Hiʻiaka, dewi itu membunuh moʻo pemakan manusia Kikipua, yang lidahnya menyamar sebagai jembatan papan di atas jurang di Molokaʻi.
The mo-o (also called mo-ko) is a fabulous beast (fabeldier), the great sea dragon of Polynesia (Polynesië). In Polynesia a wide range of fauna was once called Mo-O: crocodiles, alligators, eels, large sea turtles, big fish, sharks and so on. A mo-o named Kane-kua-ana was said to live in the Ewabaai (now Pearl Harbor); according to the locals, around 1850 this dragon moved an oyster bed from their coast to another part of the ocean because it was angry with the oyster fishers, a conclusion they drew when the oyster catch began to decline. In Hawaiian mythology the moʻo are shapeshifting lizard spirits, often taking the form of monstrous reptiles, tiny geckos or humans. They were revered as ʻaumakua (ancestral guardians), could have power over weather and water, lived both in water and on land, and many Hawaiian fishponds were thought to shelter one. A dead moʻo turns to stone and becomes a feature of the land. In the tale of Hiʻiaka, the goddess kills the man-eating moʻo Kikipua, whose tongue posed as a plank bridge across a ravine on Molokaʻi.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Polinesia
- Kawasan / Region
- Oseania
- Negara / Country
- US
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Dragon
- Habitat
- Water
- Kemampuan / Abilities
- Berganti wujud, Cuaca dan air
Nama lain / Alternate names
mo-ko, Moʻo
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Penduduk sekitar Pearl Harbor percaya seekor mo-o bernama Kane-kua-ana memindahkan hamparan tiram mereka sekitar 1850 karena marah.
People around Pearl Harbor believed a mo-o named Kane-kua-ana moved their oyster bed around 1850 out of anger.