Talk:Hina
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This article suffers from a lack of proper attribution to a culture within Polynesia. Is this the Hina from Hawaii, or New Zealand, or Rarotonga, or where. Without this attribution the article is pretty meaningless, since Hina is different from country to country. Even within a country, there are often differences from region to region, so figuring out which country we are dealing with is just the start of attaining a semblance of accuracy. What does portrayed with two heads symbolizing day and night mean? Portrayed how? In artwork? In stories? Kahuroa 10:14, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
- I agree. It looks like its Tahitian according to one of the last lines. Goldenrowley 02:28, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Great Goddess
I removed the sentence in the lead paragraph of the article which said that Hina has been described as the Great Goddess of the Polynesians, ie the Earth Mother. This is certainly not the case in this corner of Polynesia, where Papa is the Earth Mother, and Hina is definitely not in the same league. It may or may not be true elsewhere in Polynesia, but a book like Wilkinson, the source given for the quote, probably wouldn't have that level of detail Kahuroa (talk) 23:52, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
