Topic Brainstorm



Izanagi & Izanami come from Japanese mythology. The Japanese culture and pantheon are very interesting to me and I have always wanted to learn more about the history behind the myths and legends of Japan. Learning about the origins of Amaterasu and Susanoo and the "history" of their parents would be an amazing read. Putting their story into my own words will be quite the experience.

Fox Fire. When it comes to mythical creatures I'm sure many people say their favorites are some of the obvious ones. Dragons, mermaids, unicorns, griffins etc. however the mythical creature that is my favorite is the Kitsune, preferably the nine  tailed fox. What I know of them so far is a Kitsune is a fox spirit, and every hundred years the fox spirit develops another tail, along with wisdom and more magical power. upon reaching 9 tails and living for a thousand years, there is a myth that the
kitusne will be faced with a choice. Become a human, or become a god. I chose this story because I would like to see what other myths exist for this mythical being.

Sun Wu Kong the Monkey King. I know his tale well as well as all that he inspired in pop culture today. I want to write about this because I want to see how the stories differ here from the ones I know and then retell them in my own way. Excited to see the story of the monkey king.

King Arthur. Where do I begin. There are many people out there even today who have suspicions about whether or not the story of King Arthur is myth or history. Of course the tales of Merlin and his magic are on the lighter side of speculation however whether or not Arthur Pendragon and his divine blade Excalibur ever existed is one that some people believe may have existed but have been forgotten in history due to lack of proof. Some argue that King Arthur was actually a female who hid her identity in order to be King of Britannia, and so to hide this later on King Arthur's rule was omitted from history to simply a myth. It is definitely one of my favorite western myths.



Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit
Photo: forums.smitegame.com



Izanagi & Izanami : http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/06/japan-izanagi-and-izanami.html
http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/06/japan-izanagi-and-izanami-cont.html



Fox Fire: http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/06/china-fox-fire.html


The Monkey King: http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/06/myth-folklore-unit-monkey-king-sun-wu.html

King Arthur: http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/05/myth-folklore-unit-king-arthur.html

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