tane mahuta - the god of the forest
"tane mahuta" in the waipoua kauri forest. it is the "mother of the forest" sometimes also named "god of the forest". the tree is 50m high and about 2000 years old
according to maori mythology tane is the son of ranginui the sky father and papatuanuku the earth mother. tane was the child that tore his parent’s parental embrace and once done set about clothing his mother in the forest we have today. all living creatures of the forest are regarded as tane’s children.
(wikipedia)
Anne G. 28/01/2010 18:35
@lettenbuck: es ist ein fantastischer ort, dieser regenwald, in dem etliche dieser kauri-giganten stehen. auch die seltsam fremden vogelrufe, die dort zu hören waren, verzauberten diesen "dschungel". lg, annelettenbuck 28/01/2010 15:38
man steht davor, nein, man wünscht sich dort zu sein...lgCornelia Schorr 27/01/2010 23:10
Ein kleiner Kosmos für sich!!!LG conny