Yahoo Answers is shutting down on 4 May 2021 (Eastern Time) and the Yahoo Answers website is now in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
I'm writing a Japanese mythology story that incorporates Demigods, any help?
It sought of goes like this
-The main character is the son of Izanagi and and a woman named Emma. His parents both disappear and his mother named him Izanagi, after his father. 14 years later he meets a girl called Yuki and they start going out. One night as they are walking through the forest they are attacked by Oni. They do some running and kanabo dodging but then three shishi (dog spirits sought of) appear followed by a guy named Riku. They beat the Oni and travel to a hidden valley surrounded by tall mountains and huge forests. It's based on a large castle surrounded by several buildings like a blacksmith and stuff. Eight paths lead away from the centre to eight different subterranean fortresses each one home to a different samurai clan. Izanagi and Yuki join Riku's clan (Minimoto). Later that week they are attacked by water spirits as the tides rise enormously. They leave on a quest to find Ryujin, keeper of the magic stones manju and kanju. But he palace has been lost for no one has seen it in ages so they find Hoori who hunts in the mountains again and he points them to Ryujin. They get attacked by Hoderi who has become sea cursed and hates everyone. Ryujin saves them and they discover that manju and kanju have been stolen. By the way manju and kanju raise sea level and lower the sea level. It turns out Susano has stolen them and they find him somewhere nearby (haven't figured it out yet) and defeat him. Everything is restored and Susano retreats into the sea somewhere.
Any ideas to help with this or is it just fine?
Oh by the way It is during the modern era and Emma is from NZ. Izanagi disappears right away and Emma disappears a year later. A man named Suetake looks after him and Izanagi doesn't actually see him anyway.
2 Answers
- 8 years agoFavourite answer
From what I understand, Izanagi, after trapping Izanami in the underworld, vowed to give life to 1500 people everyday. Since he would be so busy doing this, he divided the sky between Tsuki (nightime), Amatersu (daytime), and Susano (storms and winds).
Also, gods and demigods (and islands) formed from his reproducing with Izanami, as well as minor things like him shedding his clothes to shower and his tears. Emma (not a very Japanese name) seems out of place, in Japan it is highly uncommon for a widowed man to remarry.
As cool as the name Yuki (literally translating to Snow, as well as Happiness) it is actually more commonly a BOYS name, ranking the 37th most popular Japanese boys name to date. Perhaps she could dress as a boy in disguise and that is why the name is so popular to date?
Riku translates as "where the sea and land meet; seashore" but the character seems very inland, perhaps he was born on one of the first islands.
Samurai were hired by the Emperor(s) ruling Japan in the fuedal era, fighting to the death, acting as personal guards, assassinating enemies, and if they failed even once it was considered honorable to kill yourself with your own sword (commonly a katana), and helping to enforce the Emperor's tyranny. They stole from the common citizens, took all the farmers crops for "military rations", invaded peaceful cities and villages, taking what they wanted, including people. They were like the earliest pirates except they had the protection of the Emperor and military status.
In fact, when the farmers and merchants had enough of the Samurais' BS they dressed in all black and came after them with farming tools like sickles (kursarigama) and hand crafted daggers of melted sand (sai). The samurai were not expected refusal and were easily defeated, THE FIRST FEW TIMES. And just for payback the farmers (using the name of Ninja) took the samurais' katanas so that they could not die honorably.
There was no CLANS in samurai life, only ranks. The closest you got to clans were the samurai who wore the uniform, so they had the power and PROTECTION that came with it, but they held no honor, did not serve the Emperor, and did what the damned well pleased.
I LOVE your little village in the mountains, Hachi (8) is very lucky and spiratual to the Japanese, the numbers 4 and 7 bring bad luck, and the kanji for 4 also means death.
Izanagi would NEVER just go around traveling with his half god son, he is far to busy, plus he has a million and two kids, sorta unfair to be hanging out with just one (who is supposedly only a demigod). It is already established that he is the most proud of Amatersu, Tsuki, and Susano.
The ending seems good, not to much change, but like I said there is NO WAY Izanagi would be with them.
ALSO, in Japan, one does not simply "go out" at 14, ESCPECIALLY in the fuedal era.
Hopefully my facts and points helped, and I didn't come across as harsh.
~Nep
Source(s): Two courses in mythology, aced them both - ?Lv 45 years ago
"community American" ideals are actually not a "mythology"! they are area of a residing custom and those techniques are alive and nonetheless being practiced. might you call christianity or Judaism a "mythology" ? Please do no longer take any liberties with our sacred thoughts. we are already aggravated adequate at you, doncha think of?
