Pele (deity)
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In Hawaiian religion, Pele is the goddess of volcanoes and fire and the creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Often referred to as "Madame Pele" or "Tūtū Pele" as a sign of respect, she is a well-known dei
The Goddess Pele by Arthur Johnsen (2003)
According to legend, Pele lives in Halemaʻumaʻu of Kīlauea in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Kapiʻolani defying the volcano goddess Pele
Pele's hair
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Pele's hair is the name given to clumps of basalt fibers formed from volcanic glass when lava is stretched into thin strands during cooling, usually from lava fountains, lava cascades, or fierce lava
Pele (deity)
…the aboriginal Guanches as responsible for the eruptions of the volcano. Several phenomena connected to volcanism have been named after her, including Pele's hair, Pele's tears, and Limu o Pele (Pele's seaweed). A volcano on the Jovian moon Io is also named Pele. Myths about Pele encode dateable natural events…
Pele's hair, with a hand lens as scale
Strands of Pele's hair viewed under microscope
First description by J. Dana, 1849
Pele's hair caught on a radio antenna mounted on the south rim of Puʻu ʻŌʻō, Hawaiʻi, July 22, 2005