c/insanepeoplefacebook · by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 1y"What else could it be, that Japan has a rich tapestry of folktales featuring all sorts of fantastical creatures?" 126 points · 20 comments · view on lemmy.world
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Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 32 pts · 1y
And medieval European books have knights fighting giant snails. Whatever could it mean?
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 1y
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.
ICastFist@programming.dev · 34 pts · 1y
Can you explain dicks on trees, tho?
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
Have you never seen a penis willow before? I mean I assume you've heard of pussy willows.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 1y
Ahhh, so that's the field where upon mine fucks grow! It is no longer baren.
jerkface@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 1y
They don't grow naturally like that. They're grafted on, like a fruit tree that has apples, pears and plums. Mostly plums.
Varcour@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y
Honestly though, what do those pictures mean? Just bored monks or is there a story behind them?
ICastFist@programming.dev · 9 pts · 1y
Bored monks, most of the time. Just image search "weird medieval illumination" for all sorts of weird shit on books from 1100~1400
ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 1y
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".
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
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).
MutilationWave@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Nah that's a dragon. They hadn't invented D&D yet.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
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 · 3 pts · 1y
There's also a Baltic cult of worshipping wood snakes. And a fairy tale about one being the king of the sea.
AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com · 12 pts · 1y
ICastFist@programming.dev · 6 pts · 1y
Not even a maid that polishes spears. Such sad :(
felykiosa@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 1y
It is in fact a reference to the argonian maid but government don't want you to know!
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org · 8 pts · 1y
They were so close, but it was actually amphibians.
asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Reptilian? It has clearly visible gills and fins, and looks distinctly like a fish.
meyotch@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 1y
I see a Sleestak. The slowest, least scary monster in all media. And this one is a monk!
DavidGarcia@feddit.nl · 0 pts · 1y
not really
FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
The Secret of the Ooze