Polynesian Mythology

A Concise Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Sagas, Rituals and Beliefs of Polynesian Myths

By: Bernard Hayes, Hasty History

Narrated by: Gareth Johnson

Length: 1 hr and 11 mins

Publisher's Summary

This book is dedicated to exploring the gods and goddesses that the Polynesian people worshiped, and within the pages you will find more information about:

• Background facts about the Polynesian culture, such as family, social stratification, education, fishing, gardening, religion, art, and traditions
• The intriguing legend and background story of Maui, the trickster
• Polynesian names from mythology and their meanings
• Rangi and Papa and the creation myth from the Polynesian islands
• What Polynesians believed about ghosts and spirits
• A brief overview of some of the main spirits and deities Polynesians believed in

Polynesian mythology is intricate, complex, and the ideals behind some of their mythological beliefs were often intertwined with real life events. This book will examine how both myth and fact contributed to the culture and traditions of the Polynesians, and how these influences and some stories continue to live on throughout the centuries. 

©2018 Bernard Hayes (P)2018 Bernard Hayes

not well narrated and a little too concise

it sounds like a book report someone thought they could make a buck off of. It worked. You can get more information for free on youtube. Or Wikipedia. there really wasn't a point in paying for a summary.

Loved It

Exactly what I was looking for. I only wish it was longer. I would recommend.

Good overall. Very inclusive.

I loved the different versions of the same stories from island to island. Definitely well researched. Reader's pronunciation of Polynesian words is not great but reads enthusiastically.

Pronunciations are grossly inaccurate

Mau’i is pronounced mow-EE not mow-why. Pele is pronounced pay-lay not pell-uh. Hawaiian phonetics are simple and easy to learn but the narrator made no effort in that regard. Shameful.

Not too bad

But narrator would have benefited from someone to aid him with the pronunciation of names and areas. I'm sure he did well with he was given, but some of the pronunciations were very wrong and a bit off-putting to the point that I had to work out who or what was being discussed.

Pretty cool

The recording conditions sound a little suboptimal but the information was pretty cool. It's kind of hard to find resources on Polynesian culture so I'm glad that I found this book.

Highly Recommended

I was glad to have this book in me. I can easily access on my Audible device to listen to this audio book. I have love to like this now.

Great audible

I love this audio book so so much! It contains excellent information on Mythology. This is awesome!

Interesting to listen to

I was able to know such Gods in Mythology. I know now their history. This is fun to listen to. Great Audio book.

Very impressive!

The author really did a great job writing this kind of Mythological Audio book. I have learned a lot about it.

Offensive pronunciation

By the time I got to chapter two, I couldn't listen to anymore. Its poorly written and poorly read.

The Polynesians knew

They had those myths about the ocean and those legends, and they knew something fishy was going on in nature.