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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

"What else could it be, that Japan has a rich tapestry of folktales featuring all sorts of fantastical creatures?"

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"What else could it be, that Japan has a rich tapestry of folktales featuring all sorts of fantastical creatures?"

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Flying Squid@lemmy.world to InsanePeopleFacebook@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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  • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
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    The actual answer is because Japan has lots of reptile representation among their demons and yokai.

    Japan has lizards and enjoys them as a culture to celebrate. The closest the West has is “salamander = fire”.

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      There’s some others, like sea serpents and the Western concept of dragons as giant flying lizards. A dragon is literally the symbol of Wales (okay, a wyvern if you want to be technical about it, but whatever).

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        (okay, a wyvern if you want to be technical about it, but whatever)

        Nah that’s a dragon. They hadn’t invented D&D yet.

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          For what it’s worth, the word goes back to the 17th century. But Wikipedia also calls them a type of dragon, so 🤷.

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyvern

      • Justas🇱🇹@sh.itjust.works
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        There’s also a Baltic cult of worshipping wood snakes. And a fairy tale about one being the king of the sea.

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    And medieval European books have knights fighting giant snails. Whatever could it mean?

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      The reptilians clearly killed off all the giant snails in Europe after the knights tried to fight them while mounted on them.

      I can’t explain the rabbits though.

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    It is in fact a reference to the argonian maid but government don’t want you to know!

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    Reptilian? It has clearly visible gills and fins, and looks distinctly like a fish.

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    The Secret of the Ooze

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