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Category Archives: Monsters
Something Old, Something Nue
I was looking at the Wikipedia page listing flying mythological creatures. There were many I’d either already written about or didn’t appear to have much information, but I did take some interest in the Nue, a kind of yokai from … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Breath of Fire, Japanese, Monsters, Mythology, Video Games
Tagged breath of fire iii, emperor konoe, i no hayata, minamoto no yorimasa, nue, nuezuka, samurai, shishio, swords, tanuki, thrush, yokai
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Down with the Clown
It Chapter Two – SPOILERS! – Twenty-seven years after the events of the first film, and two years later in real life, the members of the Losers Club have moved all over the country, many in successful careers, and having … Continue reading
Posted in Monsters, Prejudice, Relationships, VoVat Goes to the Movies
Tagged clowns, isaiah mustafa, it, it chapter two, losers club, pennywise, ritual of chud, stephen king
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No Talking, Just Animals
At the most recent OzCon International, I was on a panel about animals in Oz, discussing, among other things, whether they have the same rights as humans. It went off track a few times, but some interesting topics came up. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Characters, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Gina Wickwar, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Magic Items, Monsters, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson
Tagged baffleburg, bilbil, billina, combinoceros, dogs, donkeys, emerald city, ev, hank the mule, horses, immortality, ix, jack pumpkinhead of oz, kabumpo, king randywell, lions, mombi, ojo in oz, ozcon international, ozma of oz, peter brown, pita the sand witch, queen zixi of ix, realbad, rinkitink in oz, ruffles, samandra, snip, snoctorotomus, tazzywaller, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the gnome king of oz, the lost king of oz, the purple prince of oz, the rundelstone of oz, the silver princess in oz, the yellow knight of oz, tik-tok of oz, toto of oz, wizard of oz
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A Demon Spurned
I haven’t written a dedicated mythology post in a while, and I recently finished the second Aru Shah book, so I thought I might do something with one of its characters. One of the main villains in the story was … Continue reading
Posted in Families, Hinduism, Monsters, Mythology, Relationships, Religion
Tagged aru shah, aru shah and the song of death, asuras, brahma, danavas, demons, devas, giants, indra, kaikesi, kumbhakarna, laxmana, meenakshi, pandava quartet, rakshasas, rama, ramayana, ravana, roshani chokshi, saraswati, sita, surpanakha, vibhishana, vidyutjihva, vishrava
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Winter Woes
Aru Shah and the Song of Death, by Roshani Chokshi – The second book in this foray into Hindu mythology sees Aru blamed for the theft of the love god’s Kamadeva’s bow and arrow, and are tasked with proving their … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Corporations, Dreams, Hinduism, Humor, Jasper Fforde, Monsters, Mythology, Religion, Rick Riordan
Tagged aru shah, aru shah and the song of death, asuras, carmen miranda, durvasa, early riser, kamadeva, nagas, orson welles, pandava quartet, rick riordan presents, roshani chokshi, surpanakha, takshaka
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Weasels on the Wind
Another mythical Japanese creature, or yokai, that came up in the Pokémon videos I talked about last week is the kamaitachi, the probable inspiration for the Sneasel. The name kamaitachi literally means “sickle weasel,” and that’s basically what they are, … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Chinese, Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, Humor, Japanese, Language, Monsters, Mythology, Pokémon, Video Games
Tagged cyclown, demons, four fiends, kamaitachi, quiongqi, razor wind, si xiong, sickles, sneasel, weasels, yokai
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