In this legend Polynesian woman, the legendary hero Maui confronts the goddess of death, the fearsome Hine Nui Te Po.
Hine Nui Te Po, was hideous, she was the goddess of death, the last of our misfortunes! It was especially his mouth that was horrible. She had black, hard, sharp, terrible teeth. When we saw her, we quickly realized that it was time to collect her will.
One day, the brave Maui, who braked the course of the sun, was quite surprised to discover his mother with gray hair.
“When those gray hairs are all white, you can prepare my funeral well,” said his mother.
– How to prevent this? replied the child with the big heart.
– It's impossible: until now, no one has been able to defeat the great ancestor, Hine Nui Te Po. The one who has always had the last word.
Maui pumped his biceps and recalled a number of his wonderful exploits. His father, tormented by some bad omens, wanted to hold him back, but to hell with dreams! To keep him company, the valiant hero took care to take a few birds with him. They borrowed the milky voice. How long was the path leading to the heavenly house!
When they arrived, the goddess was sleeping. Maui said he was going to slip inside the goddess of death.
“Be careful not to speak, or to laugh, before seeing me revealed by his mouth!
Among his friends was a certain bird who had precisely the brains of a bird. When our boy rushed into his ancestor, everyone heard a clear and mocking laugh: that of the bird who let his heart speak. Hine Nui Te Po woke up with a start and crushed the hero's head with a sharp blow: this is how the brave Maui perished.
We haven't tried to kill death since...
