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In reply to the discussion: Cool fairy tale, bro.... [View all]onager
(9,356 posts)32. Amazing how even non-Western religions shared SOME idiotic beliefs...
So that whenever some young whippersnapper calls me an old white misogynistic colonialist Western shitlord or somesuch, I happily point them to the Japanese creation myth:
The deities descended from the bridge of heaven and made their home on the island. Eventually, they fell in love and wished to mate...Izanagi and Izanami circled the pillar in opposite directions, and when they met on the other side, Izanami, the female deity, spoke first in greeting. Izanagi didn't think that this was proper, but they mated anyway. They had two children, Hiruko ("leech child" and Awashima ("pale island" , but the children were badly formed and are not considered gods in their original form. (Hiruko later became the Japanese god, Ebisu.)
The parents, who were dismayed at their misfortune, put the children into a boat and sent them to sea, and then petitioned the other gods for an answer about what they had done wrong. They were informed that Izanami's lack of manners was the reason for the defective births: a woman should never speak prior to a man; the male deity should have spoken first in greeting during the ceremony. So Izanagi and Izanami went around the pillar again, and this time, when they met, Izanagi spoke first. Their next union was successful.
The parents, who were dismayed at their misfortune, put the children into a boat and sent them to sea, and then petitioned the other gods for an answer about what they had done wrong. They were informed that Izanami's lack of manners was the reason for the defective births: a woman should never speak prior to a man; the male deity should have spoken first in greeting during the ceremony. So Izanagi and Izanami went around the pillar again, and this time, when they met, Izanagi spoke first. Their next union was successful.
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No kidding! The time and energy wasted on silly tales and superstitions ..
mountain grammy
Oct 2015
#2
"They" say religious belief is generally declining worldwide, which is great, but
Arugula Latte
Oct 2015
#26
I remember these pics, and thank you so much for reposting. now I can resave it! nothing
niyad
Oct 2015
#34
The myopia and narcissism of the relatively recent hairless ape species on this little planet
Arugula Latte
Oct 2015
#21
"Hokey religons and ancient weapons are no match for a blaster by your side."
Beartracks
Oct 2015
#29