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Word: rangi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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According to native Maori legend, an ancient chief named Ngatoro-i-rangi got caught in a mountain blizzard near Waira-kei and had the presence of mind to call for divine help. Down from the Maoris' ancestral (and warmer) homeland, Ha-waiki, came the fire goddess. Wherever she stepped, a volcano bloomed. She warmed Ngatoro-i-rangi so bounteously that the whole region where the blizzard was blowing is still boiling over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Steam of the Fire Goddess | 12/1/1958 | See Source »

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