The Mythology of All Races. Volume IX. Oceanic

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THE MYTHOLOGY OF ALL RACES
Volume IX
OCEANIC
Volume I. GreekandRoman
William Sherwood Fox,Ph.D.,PrincetonUniversity.
VoLXJME II. Teutonic
AxelOlrik,Ph.D.,UniversityofCopenhagen.
Volume III. Celtic,Slavic
CanonJohn A. MacCulloch,D.D.,BridgeofAllan,Scotland.
Jan Machal,Ph.D.,BohemianUniversity,Prague.
Volume IV. Finno-Ugric, Siberian
UNO HoLMBERG,Ph.D.,UniversityofFinland,Helsingfors.
Volume V. Semitic
R.Campbell Thompson,M.A.,F.S.A.,F.R.G.S.,Oxford.
Volume VI. Indian,Iranian
A.Berriedale Keith,D.C.L.,EdinburghUniversity.
AlbertJ. Carnoy,Ph.D.,UniversityofLouvain.
Volume VII. Armenian,African
Mardiros Ananikian, B.D., Kennedy School of Missions, Hart-
ford,Connecticut.
George Foucart,DocteuresLettres,FrenchInstituteofOriental
Archaeology,Cairo.
Volume VIII. Chinese,Japanese
U.Hattori,Litt.D.,UniversityofTokyo.
(JapaneseExchangeProfessoratHarvardUniversity,igi5-1016)
Masahtjru Anesaki,Litt.D.,UniversityofTokyo.
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Volume IX. Oceanic
Roland Burrage Ddcon,Ph.D.,HarvardUniversity.
Volume X. American (NorthofMexico)
Hartley BtTRR Alexander,Ph.D.,UniversityofNebraska.
Volume XI. American (Latin)
Hartley Bxtrr Alexander,Ph.D.,UniversityofNebraska.
VolumeXII. Egypt, FarEast
W.Max Muller,Ph.D.,UniversityofPennsylvania.
Sir (James) George Scott,K.C.I.E.,London.
Volume Xni. Index

THE MYTHOLOGY
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OF ALL RACES
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LOUIS HERBERT GRAY, A.M., PH.D., Editor '
GEORGE FOOT MOORE, A.M., D.D., LL.D., Consulting Editor
OCEANIC
BY
ROLAND
B. DIXON, Ph.D.
PROFESSOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
VOLUME
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BOSTON
MARSHALL COMPANY
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Copyright, 1916
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