{"id":21505,"date":"2022-07-31T21:26:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=21505"},"modified":"2022-07-31T21:31:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:31:17","slug":"hinaraurea-et-la-chenille","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/tahitian-mythology-of-the-wind\/hinaraurea-and-the-caterpillar\/","title":{"rendered":"Hinaraure&#039;a and the Caterpillar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21505\" class=\"elementor elementor-21505\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-078d5de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"078d5de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a13edd4\" data-id=\"a13edd4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5b6b52 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b5b6b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/tahitian-mythology-of-the-wind\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Tahitian Wind Mythology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c23c51\" data-id=\"2c23c51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1bd1b elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a1bd1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/teheura-chenille-surfeuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wiki<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-87ed888 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"87ed888\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d336e7b\" data-id=\"d336e7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8360d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8360d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/\">legend<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/tahitian-mythology-of-the-wind\/\">tahitian<\/a> tells the story of Teheura who kidnaps Hinaraure&#039;a, a beautiful surfer with whom he has fallen in love. So far nothing unusual, except that Teheura is... a big caterpillar. This is the legend of Hinaraure&#039;a and the caterpillar.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9347 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cropped-AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"Hinaraure&#039;a and the caterpillar\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" title=\"\"><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b290f07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b290f07\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-990fae4\" data-id=\"990fae4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e92ec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e92ec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/tahitian-mythology-of-the-wind\/hinaraurea-and-the-caterpillar\/#Hinaraurea-et-la-chenille-Teheura\" >Hinaraure&#039;a and the caterpillar Teheura<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hinaraurea-et-la-chenille-Teheura\"><\/span>Hinaraure&#039;a and the caterpillar Teheura<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d64f71a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d64f71a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e532625\" data-id=\"e532625\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f52707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f52707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once upon a time there was a couple who lived in a chiefdom in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tahitiheritage.pf\/localistion\/iles-vent\/tahiti\/taiarapu-est\/faaone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">faaone<\/a>. The couple was chased away by the great chief. Not knowing where to go, they took shelter in a cave named Tu&#039;itu&#039;ipuapua in Hitiaa. However, the woman was pregnant. When the day of her delivery arrived, she was troubled\u2026 From this union was born a caterpillar, which they called Teheura. The parents fed this child and one day seeing that he was growing more and more, they fled. The caterpillar cried and then decided to dig a hole.<\/p><p>Years passed, the beast became a monster.<\/p><p>One day she moved away from her cave, she was looking for food. Arriving in the Mahaena district, the caterpillar saw a young woman surfing. Her name was Hinaraure&#039;a and she was promised to a warrior. Teheura fell in love and wanted to marry him. This vahine was the greatest surfer on the East Coast of <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/tahitian-mythology-of-the-wind\/\">Tahiti<\/a>. His parents tried to dissuade him because Hinaraure&#039;a was married to Turi, the living god of light and darkness and also the master of the wind.<\/p><p>But nothing could stop Teheura. One day, he dives into the sea and swims to To&#039;anui Rock in Mahaena. There, he \u201cinflates the waves\u201d to attract the surfer. Since then, this rock is called Puuutaihani.<\/p><p>At the same time, Turi, Hinaraure&#039;a&#039;s husband, is at the bottom of the valley looking for a tree to use as a pole for their house. At sunrise, seeing the waves begin to form, surfers get in the water. Hinaraure&#039;a joined them. Her mother tries to hold her back, but Hinaraure&#039;a tells her:\u00a0<em>iore, iore<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb, hence the name of To&#039;aiore-ma given to the two shoals:\u00a0<em>To&#039;aiore<\/em>\u00a0the big one and T<em>o\u2019aiore<\/em>\u00a0the small, located in Anapu. These separate the two districts of Mahaena and Tiarei.<\/p><p>When Hinaraure&#039;a takes her third wave, she disappears grabbed by Teheura. This one takes him by force in the valley of Vai&#039;iha, in Faaone. Meanwhile, Hinaraure&#039;a&#039;s husband can&#039;t find his pole at the bottom of the valley. The first trunk he cuts breaks, the second splits, the third breaks into a thousand pieces. &quot;These signs indicate that something is happening at home,&quot; Turi thinks, deciding to go home as soon as possible.<\/p><p>&quot;Hinaraure&#039;a disappeared while surfing,&quot; she is told. Turi searches everywhere in vain. He then calls the god Taaroa who says to him: \u201cGo get me a coconut\u201d. Taaroa splits it, takes the lower half, grates it and then blows the contents out to sea. Nothing is happening.<\/p><p>Taaroa then takes the other half of the nut, grates it, and blows the contents north. A flat calm freezes the ocean. Turi then sees his wife off Vai&#039;iha, near the islets Puruu and Oputotara, taken away by Teheura. He starts chasing them.<\/p><p>In Tiarei, Turi meets the two twins of Taata&#039;auroa. They explain to him that to defeat this demon, it is necessary to build a large net out of nape (cords made with fibers of coconut fiber) and &#039;<em>ie&#039;ie<\/em>\u00a0(butterfly pandanus) intertwined with hair; sharpen a bamboo knife well then raise a large horde of dogs.<\/p><p>Teheura enters the cave in Vaihiria then leaves Hinaraure&#039;a. He goes to the reef to eat sea urchins and giant clams. When he is sated, he comes home and falls asleep. Turi then arrives, covers Teheura with his net, pierces him with his spear then cuts him with his bamboo knife and throws the quarters of flesh to his dogs. He frees his wife and brings her back to Mahaena.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tahitian Wind Mythology Wiki This Tahitian legend tells the story of Teheura who kidnaps Hinaraure&#039;a, a beautiful surfer from whom he \u2026 <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9989,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21505","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21505"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21512,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21505\/revisions\/21512"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}