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 Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2005 8:56 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:30 pm
I read an interesting tale form Japanese mythology awhile ago..about these two people who were, I guess, like Adam and Eve (can't remember thier names sweatdrop ), only "Eve" died in childbirth because the child she gave birth to was consumed by fire. "Adam" got mad and killed the child, I think, and then he went to Hades to claim his wife again. Only something happened and he ended up leaving her there, and the dead "Eve" said she was going to start to claim living people to go to Hades and be with her (the beginning of mortality?). I think she became a "Lady Death". "Adam" replied that he could keep producing more people just as she claimed more people, so she would never take away all life.
So...ya, and one of his children became the god/goddess (can't remember which) of the sun, who could take the form of a wolf, and the Emperors of Japan are supposed to be descendant from this very sun god/goddess.
That's the only tale I really am familiar with. What's the link to that site? I wouldn't mind checking it out.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:52 pm
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:51 am
The Japanese are intensly creative buggers, aren't they? xd
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Gothic Romantic Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 10:08 am
As far as the Mythos goes, I've always been fond of Inari and his/her (Inari tends to change gender through out historical lore many times) Kitsune...
As far as folklore goes, I've always had a fascination with the many kinds of Oni, Obake and Kwaidan.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:05 am
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 7:35 pm
Gadita I read an interesting tale form Japanese mythology awhile ago..about these two people who were, I guess, like Adam and Eve (can't remember thier names sweatdrop ), only "Eve" died in childbirth because the child she gave birth to was consumed by fire. "Adam" got mad and killed the child, I think, and then he went to Hades to claim his wife again. Only something happened and he ended up leaving her there, and the dead "Eve" said she was going to start to claim living people to go to Hades and be with her (the beginning of mortality?). I think she became a "Lady Death". "Adam" replied that he could keep producing more people just as she claimed more people, so she would never take away all life. So...ya, and one of his children became the god/goddess (can't remember which) of the sun, who could take the form of a wolf, and the Emperors of Japan are supposed to be descendant from this very sun god/goddess. That's the only tale I really am familiar with. What's the link to that site? I wouldn't mind checking it out.
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Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:28 am
Sileny Gadita I read an interesting tale form Japanese mythology awhile ago..about these two people who were, I guess, like Adam and Eve (can't remember thier names sweatdrop ), only "Eve" died in childbirth because the child she gave birth to was consumed by fire. "Adam" got mad and killed the child, I think, and then he went to Hades to claim his wife again. Only something happened and he ended up leaving her there, and the dead "Eve" said she was going to start to claim living people to go to Hades and be with her (the beginning of mortality?). I think she became a "Lady Death". "Adam" replied that he could keep producing more people just as she claimed more people, so she would never take away all life. So...ya, and one of his children became the god/goddess (can't remember which) of the sun, who could take the form of a wolf, and the Emperors of Japan are supposed to be descendant from this very sun god/goddess. That's the only tale I really am familiar with. What's the link to that site? I wouldn't mind checking it out. I remember reading that story with a cousin of mine. He loves mythology ^_^ He was also fond of Fu Xi and Nu Wa of Chinese mythology, I guess they're pretty much the Chinese "Adam and Eve" XD
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Gothic Romantic Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 6:05 pm
are soratami really included in jappense mythology or is that just an invention of MaRo?
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 4:42 pm
Hey, what do ferrets do in Japanese Mythology? I know they're bad luck signs and can mean death....but what powers do they posess? Like, can they see what you're thinking or feeling?
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Posted: Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:47 pm
The general myths of the kitsune have enthralled me. ^^ We're like Succubus/Will-O-Wisp/Psychic-Vampire hybrid. (We're also too good for one gender) 3nodding I haven't heard many stories about Oni yet. sweatdrop They sound scary though. xd
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:55 am
Kitsune The general myths of the kitsune have enthralled me. ^^ We're like Succubus/Will-O-Wisp/Psychic-Vampire hybrid. (We're also too good for one gender) 3nodding I haven't heard many stories about Oni yet. sweatdrop They sound scary though. xd XD Then you should watch the Jackie Chan Adventures cartoon lol
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Gothic Romantic Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 10:45 am
Gothic_Romantic Kitsune The general myths of the kitsune have enthralled me. ^^ We're like Succubus/Will-O-Wisp/Psychic-Vampire hybrid. (We're also too good for one gender) 3nodding I haven't heard many stories about Oni yet. sweatdrop They sound scary though. xd XD Then you should watch the Jackie Chan Adventures cartoon lol Oooo~ I used to watch that~ Uncle is my favourite character. xd But it's gone now for my channel. crying My favourite episode is where they fought a Chinese vampire. (Which is astoundingly similar to a psychic vampire)
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:01 am
Lugh Yeah, I love Uncle, and Jade, She's kick a**~ But yeah, psy-vamps are usually not very prominant in mythology. The blood suckers are commonly heard almost everywhere, but the ones that drain one's energy and emotions, aren't really as 'popular' to phrase it correctly. XD Yeah, they gotta stay in hiding after all. Some people even believe they still exist. It's kinda creepy too if you think about it.
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Gothic Romantic Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 12:14 pm
I'm quite found of the Ho-ou (Japanese phoenix), Amatsu-Mikaboshi (the god of Japanese Soku-no-kumi/Hell, darkness and the stars) and the seven gods of luck. I've always found it ironic that Amatsu-Mikaboshi's name means August star of heaven, although he is not actually an evil god or Satan it's still kind of ironic lol.
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