Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Reading Notes: Jatakas, Goblin City

Buddha as Mendicant by Abanindro Nath Tagore (Indian Epics: Images)

Notes on Goblin City from The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India, by W. H. D. Rouse

About Goblins:
  1. rakshasas are males
  2. rakshasis are female
  3. Goblin City is based on female goblins
  4. powers include shape shifting
  5. goal is to lead men astray
  6. they are carnivorous
  7. two-faced, show kindness, but they are not
About Sailors:
  1. they are the goblins victims
  2. they are lucky
    1. captain woke up and discovered the goblins plan
    2. like all good fairy tales, the fairy godmother saves the day
    3. winged horse saved the captains followers, not the doubters


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