{"id":23910,"date":"2022-10-16T20:21:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T20:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=23910"},"modified":"2022-10-16T20:24:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T20:24:33","slug":"la-mer-sennuyait","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/tahitian-mythology-of-the-wind\/the-sea-was-bored\/","title":{"rendered":"The sea was bored"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23910\" class=\"elementor elementor-23910\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-809bf1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"809bf1c\" 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-55dd97b\" data-id=\"55dd97b\" 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-1c3524f elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1c3524f\" 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-f246554\" data-id=\"f246554\" 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-13ae581 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"13ae581\" 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\/legende-polynesienne-premieres-vagues\/\" 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-e2dddd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2dddd7\" 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-414b03d\" data-id=\"414b03d\" 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-678a00e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"678a00e\" 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>The sea was bored, it was smooth and calm. She decided to move and launch her waves to attack the land. But Arai, a young and cunning Polynesian manages to curb his outburst and stop his progress.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9347 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/cropped-AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"The sea was bored\" 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-cc92993 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc92993\" 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-68fec92\" data-id=\"68fec92\" 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-99ad217 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99ad217\" 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\/the-sea-was-bored\/#La-mer-sennuyait-puis-decida-de-bouger\" >The sea was bored, then decided to move<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La-mer-sennuyait-puis-decida-de-bouger\"><\/span>The sea was bored, then decided to move<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-afa9ef6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"afa9ef6\" 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-4a326cc\" data-id=\"4a326cc\" 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-78b837e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78b837e\" 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>Ta&#039;aroa the creator god had created the sea as smooth as a huge block of ice, without ripples, without movements. But the sea was bored, because it&#039;s not fun to be an inanimate, frozen thing. She decided to travel and go beyond her borders.<\/p><p>She knew very well that it was forbidden to her, that she was only entitled to half the world and that the other half belonged to stones, trees and men. So she chose the darkest, blackest nights to disobey.<\/p><p>At night the sea began to swell gently, gently, without making waves, to cover the whole world. The water rose without waves to attack the beach and the rocks, tearing the sand and the stones. And it silently swallowed up the valleys and the mountains, with the houses of men. But under the sand, there was still sand.<\/p><p>And behind the stone, there was still stone. And the sea, conquered, weary, retreated each morning. Then each evening she set off again to take on the world.<\/p><p>Ta&#039;aroa the Great and the other gods were not to be awakened. She therefore carefully avoided places of worship and sacrifice because they were tapu (forbidden and sacred). It passed on either side of them and turned them into islands. Though men worried, the gods who knew nothing ignored their complaints. And the sea, little by little, enlarged its domain.<\/p><p>Arai, a young Polynesian, who stood on the hill overlooking his village, saw the sea approaching, night after night. The gods seemed to sleep. Arai knew that soon there would be no human life. So he decided to stop the sea. But how?<\/p><p>He had observed that the sea seemed to carefully avoid tapu (prohibited) places. One night he went to the nearest marae (place of worship). He knew that by violating the tapu he was risking his life but he wanted to stop the sea. He took a stone from the sacred altar and it seemed to him that the stone burned his fingers. He went to hide her in a cave known only to him and he waited.<\/p><p>He waited until the following night. When evening came, he fetched this stone and walked towards the sea. Then, hidden behind a tree trunk, he buried the stone in the sand.<\/p><p>The sea soon began to rise, to advance noiselessly, to surprise the men in their sleep. She climbed, climbed, and did not see the trap. Suddenly, she covered the sacred stone. Already it was too late: it made a big wave and a big noise, the stone was angry. Ta&#039;aroa, warned, broke his threat in a clap of thunder that stopped the sea.<\/p><p>It is since that time that the sea and the man are always fighting. The sea would like to swallow it up, but each time it moves, it gives birth to a multitude of noisy waves which are a signal of alarm for gods and men. Man then has time to build dykes and the sea has always been able to be pushed back in time.<\/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 Mythology of the Wind Wiki The sea was bored, it was smooth and calm. 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