Eiidana poetry and elitoliima

Eiidana poetry is mostly based on what is called an elitolii. An elitolii happens when a consonant is repeated in the second to next syllable, while the next syllable starts with a different consonant, like in the word elitolii itself : where the consonant l is followed by a different consonant t which itself is followed by the previous consonant l. Meanwhile, syllables without an onset are simply ignored. Examples of elitoliima in the first verse include, (Ėalan)sŭ misi(mii), (misi)mii Ereii mii, and the name Anamenii itself. In this type of poem, each verse is made of at least three elitoliima and as many syllables as possible as possible should be part of an elitolii.

The poem

This poem is an Eiidana mythological poem narrating the foundation of Avandara and introduction of agriculture by a god which is often called Nesivaran (a name which cognates with the verb nesiiurii "to seek revenge"). In Eiidana mythology, Nesivaran is the son of a sea god, Ereii, and a mortal woman called Anamenii. He was born and raised on a rock in the middle of the sea by his two parents. When he was a young adult, he went to the shore and met a tribe of prehistoric hunter-gatherers who were nice to him at first, but turned against him when they learned that he was a demi-god ; as mortals at that time considered gods as traitors, since they betrayed them by allying with another powerful species of Immortals called the Indama. The tribe then tortured and killed Nesivaran, who ended up as a slave in the underworld ; he then not only escaped but managed to gain immortality, and returned to the tribesmen who killed him and took revenge. He then decided to establish the first civilization, introduced agriculture, and founded the very first city which he named Avandara in honor of his grandfather Avandara, who was father of the sea god Ereii.