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 | | Pele, goddess of volcanic fire, and Poliahu goddess of snow-capped mountains, both fell for `Ai-wohi-kupua, a chief from Kaua`i who was traveling about, seeking a beautiful young chieftess he had courted in his dreams. |
 | | Pele accepted, but made Hi`iaka promise that she would resist should the chief be attracted to her. |
 | | The being was a goddess, a goddess who sometimes appeard as a beautiful young woman, sometimes as a hobbled old crone. |
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