Next test is an abstract of the Hawaiian legend of Paka'a, where it's explained the role of different stones in Hawaiian ancient culture:
To secure a god to preside over games, large stones were selected and wrapped in tapa, and ceremonies were performed over such a stone in the heiau. If the owner of the god was unsuccesful more than once or twice, the stone god was thrown away.
Rocks have sex: the solid rock, culumnar in shape, is male; the porous rock, loaf-shaped or split by a hollow, is female.
Chiefs and priests worshiped these rocks and poured awa over them as representatives of the god. If a stone of each sex was selected, a small pebble would be found beside them which increased in size and was finally taken to the heiau to be made a god.
Rocks have sex: the solid rock, culumnar in shape, is male; the porous rock, loaf-shaped or split by a hollow, is female.
Chiefs and priests worshiped these rocks and poured awa over them as representatives of the god. If a stone of each sex was selected, a small pebble would be found beside them which increased in size and was finally taken to the heiau to be made a god.
Hawaiian mythology, Volume 1940, Part 1, Martha Warren Beckwith,Vassar College
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