Player nickname: Cori Player LJ:seireiishtar Way to contact you: Email: seirei_ishtar@yahoo.com AIM: ShadesAtNight02 Other: Turn around thrice widdershins Are you at least 15?: Well over Current Characters: The "second" Corinthian
Character: Pele Fandom: Hawaiian Mythology Character Notes: History: (As a note, there's about four or five different stories dealing with the birth of the Pele and her family, giving varying sets of parents and siblings, so for simplicity I'll be going with the most common version.)
Born of the goddess Haumea and the god Moemoe, it's important to note that Pele, Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes (as well as fire, lightning, dance, and violence) wasn't even native born to the land of Hawai'i. She originally hailed from Tahiti, born in the land of Honua-Mea. Known to be a rather restless bunch, Pele and her siblings were known as the first to leave their home in search of new unexplored lands to live.
Wanderlust only seems to be an excuse, though. In reality Pele had actually been chased away from home by her older sister, the ocean goddess Na-maka-o-kaha'i, who had been in a jealous rage over finding Pele had seduced and stolen away her husband. Once they had reached the Hawaiian islands, Pele first attempted to make a home by digging out a fire pit on the island of Kaua'i. Unfortunately, her sister had followed her the entire way, completely hellbent on getting revenge for what had happened back in Tahiti, and once Na-maka found her on Kaua'i she made the waves rise high enough to completely flood the pit Pele had dug, hoping to drown her. Pele escaped, moved onto the next island, and tried again, only to have Na-maka follow in suit to flood that pit as well. The chase continued all down the island chain, and eventually Pele found refuge in the fire pit of Halema'uma'u on Mt. Kilauea, which even her sister's waves could not reach. The volcano summit has been her home ever since, and she still safely mocks her older sister from it to this day. (Fun Fact: Kilauea also happens to currently be the world's most active volcano, lava flows happening pretty regularly.)
Since then, she's had many adventures exploring her new domain, constantly traveling from island to island, and often with a sibling or two in tow. Many of these ventures involve collecting lovers in the various unsuspecting men she comes across, and all too often end with killing those same lovers in fits of jealousy. One well known case is when Pele caught sight of a Kaua'i cheif, who she asked her youngest sister Hi'iaka to bring to the Big Island for her. When Hi'iaka took too long to deliver him, Pele immediately thought she had been betrayed and destroyed Hi'iaka's favorite forest. After finding out what her sister had done, Hi'iaka embraced the young cheif out of spite, and Pele sent lava on them both, killing the mortal man in the process. Another incident involved the snow goddess Poliahu; Pele seduced and won over a man Poliahu had previously claimed, and the snow goddess then attacked them with cold, which once again killed the poor mortal caught in the middle.
Pele didn't only get involved with mortals, however. She also has a long standing history with Kamapua'a, the boar-like god of rainfall. The two have always been in a constant struggle over control of the land, Pele destroying the land with her lava only for Kamapua'a to put her fires out and create new forests in its place. Kamapua'a eventually began attempts to woo her. Pele responded with insults and further destruction. It was only after her brothers begged her to stop the fighting that she decided to take the god as a lover, though conflict between the two continued even after they decided to keep to separate sides of the island. They had a son together, considered to be the ancestor of all chiefs. But as happens with every lover she takes, they didn't last. One day Kamapua'a finally up and left Hawai'i, and headed back to his own island home to be with his family instead. Pele truly had fallen in love with him, and she sang and danced for ages to try and call him back to her. It didn't work, and it was about that time she finally gave up on love altogether.
Pele | Hawaiian Mythology [using her slightly tweaked previous app]
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Email: seirei_ishtar@yahoo.com
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Other: Turn around thrice widdershins
Are you at least 15?: Well over
Current Characters: The "second" Corinthian
Character: Pele
Fandom: Hawaiian Mythology
Character Notes:
History:
(As a note, there's about four or five different stories dealing with the birth of the Pele and her family, giving varying sets of parents and siblings, so for simplicity I'll be going with the most common version.)
Born of the goddess Haumea and the god Moemoe, it's important to note that Pele, Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes (as well as fire, lightning, dance, and violence) wasn't even native born to the land of Hawai'i. She originally hailed from Tahiti, born in the land of Honua-Mea. Known to be a rather restless bunch, Pele and her siblings were known as the first to leave their home in search of new unexplored lands to live.
Wanderlust only seems to be an excuse, though. In reality Pele had actually been chased away from home by her older sister, the ocean goddess Na-maka-o-kaha'i, who had been in a jealous rage over finding Pele had seduced and stolen away her husband. Once they had reached the Hawaiian islands, Pele first attempted to make a home by digging out a fire pit on the island of Kaua'i. Unfortunately, her sister had followed her the entire way, completely hellbent on getting revenge for what had happened back in Tahiti, and once Na-maka found her on Kaua'i she made the waves rise high enough to completely flood the pit Pele had dug, hoping to drown her. Pele escaped, moved onto the next island, and tried again, only to have Na-maka follow in suit to flood that pit as well. The chase continued all down the island chain, and eventually Pele found refuge in the fire pit of Halema'uma'u on Mt. Kilauea, which even her sister's waves could not reach. The volcano summit has been her home ever since, and she still safely mocks her older sister from it to this day. (Fun Fact: Kilauea also happens to currently be the world's most active volcano, lava flows happening pretty regularly.)
Since then, she's had many adventures exploring her new domain, constantly traveling from island to island, and often with a sibling or two in tow. Many of these ventures involve collecting lovers in the various unsuspecting men she comes across, and all too often end with killing those same lovers in fits of jealousy. One well known case is when Pele caught sight of a Kaua'i cheif, who she asked her youngest sister Hi'iaka to bring to the Big Island for her. When Hi'iaka took too long to deliver him, Pele immediately thought she had been betrayed and destroyed Hi'iaka's favorite forest. After finding out what her sister had done, Hi'iaka embraced the young cheif out of spite, and Pele sent lava on them both, killing the mortal man in the process. Another incident involved the snow goddess Poliahu; Pele seduced and won over a man Poliahu had previously claimed, and the snow goddess then attacked them with cold, which once again killed the poor mortal caught in the middle.
Pele didn't only get involved with mortals, however. She also has a long standing history with Kamapua'a, the boar-like god of rainfall. The two have always been in a constant struggle over control of the land, Pele destroying the land with her lava only for Kamapua'a to put her fires out and create new forests in its place. Kamapua'a eventually began attempts to woo her. Pele responded with insults and further destruction. It was only after her brothers begged her to stop the fighting that she decided to take the god as a lover, though conflict between the two continued even after they decided to keep to separate sides of the island. They had a son together, considered to be the ancestor of all chiefs. But as happens with every lover she takes, they didn't last. One day Kamapua'a finally up and left Hawai'i, and headed back to his own island home to be with his family instead. Pele truly had fallen in love with him, and she sang and danced for ages to try and call him back to her. It didn't work, and it was about that time she finally gave up on love altogether.