Yokai: The kijimunā

 

                                                   kijimunā from  Interviews with Monster Girls,

 

 

 Kijimunā
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Kijimuuna


The name comes from an old Okinawan village, Kijimuka
Another names is sēma, bunagaya

 

The southern island chain of Okinawa is home to yōkai that can not found anywhere else in Japan.

 

 

The kijimunā are small elf like beings creature that live in the banyan trees that grow all over the Ryukyu archipelago.

Physically, kijimunā are about the same height as a human child, with bright  and thick  red hair, and red tinted skin. They wear skirts made of grass, and move about by hopping instead of walking. Although kijimunā retain the appearance of child-like youthfulness into their adulthood, males are noted for their large and prominent testicles.

Thier social structure is similar to human society, they fish along the shores, live in family groups, get married, and raise children the same way as everyone else. On rare occasions, they marry into human families.

Their diet consists entirely of seafood. They are excellent fishers, and are particularly skilled at diving. 

Kijimunā use both these skills to catch their favorite dish: fish heads—specifically the head of the snapper species called the double-lined fusilier.


They are especially fond of fish eyes, even preferring the left eye over the right. Okinawans attribute eyeless corpses of fish found on the beach to
picky kijimunā.




They also have a number of off or peculiar fears and prejudices. They loathe chickens and cooking pots. They are extremely put off by people passing gas.(But who isn't lol)

However, the thing they hate above all else is the octopus. They avoid octopuses at all costs, despising them and fearing them at the same time.

 

Kijimunā often help fishermen catch fish, or aid humans in other ways in return for a cooked meal. 

When they form friendships with humans,
it can last for a lifetime. Kijimunā will often return to their human friends many times, even spending holidays with their adopted family.

Unprovoked attacks on humans are rare, but Cutting down the banyan tree they live is a sure way to earn their wrath.

 

Kijimunā once wronged have been known to murder livestock, sabotage boats so they sink while their owners are far out at sea, or even magically trap people in
hollow trees from which they cannot escape.

Sometimes they press down on peoples’ chests while they sleep, or snuff out lights during the night. Once angered, a kijimunā can never be assuaged.

The hold a lifelong grudge, so Its best to stay on their good side.

Month of Monster Girls; The Yuki-Onna

 

 

 Month of Monster Girls; The Yuki-Onna

Its officially autumn now and there's a chill in the air,
So who better to start my month of monster girls post with then a this stone cold beauty --

The Yuki Onna.

The  Yuki onna is one cool yokai, but she dose have a somewhat chilly disposition and she's been known to give people the cold shoulder from time to time....lol sorry, .... i'll cool it with the ice jokes . :)
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Almighty  on to the info.....
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The snow woman was ether a woman that died in the cold from a broken heart, now her hart is cold as ice and she freezes others to death.or She was never human to begin with and was a supernatural being from the star.

the Yuki-onna, being a snow woman is of course associated  with winter, snowstorms and the cold, most people think she is the spirit of someone who died in the cold.

She has snow white skin that's is cold to the touch and is most often seen in snowy mountain areas but can appear any place cold enough.

Some believe this yokai was never human to begin with and is just an evil spirit that can manipulate the cold or possibly even an elemental spirit.

In older story's she was almost always viewed as evil, however in more modern versions she is much kinder.

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Myths and legends of the snow woman.


The Yuki Onna Or Snow Woman is a yokai from Japanese mythology.

Like many yokai, she can appear solid or in a more  ghost like form. Sometimes she has visible feet other times she is far more ghost like
with no feet or an almost translucent lower half.

She sometimes wears a white kimono, though other legends say she appears  nude, with only her face and hair standing out against the snow.

                                                           Yuki Onna Fan Art : Nioh


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She's most often described as a beautiful young woman, with snow white pale skin, blue lips and  icy blue eyes (sometimes white) that can strike fear into any lost traveling unlucky enough to meet her gaze.

In other descriptions she is said to have long black hair, blue or grayish lips and  inhumanly pale or even slightly transparent skin that makes her blend into the snow around her.

she's also believed to have the ability to transform into a cloud of mist or snow when threatened or when just trying to hide and wait for her target..

In some tales she walks just like you or me, in other versions she is said to float across the top of the snow, in both versions she moves along the top of the snow without leaving any footprints behind her.
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There are  some stories where the Yuki-onna will appear to travelers trapped in snowstorms, and uses her icy cold breath to leave them as frost-coated corpses.

She will also lead travelers off the path and into the forest to die of exposure without killing them herself.

She has even been known to appear on a deserted road in front of a traveler holding a child. She will then ask the traveler to hold the baby for a moment however once the unlucky person takes the "child" from her, they are instantly frozen where  they stand.

Parents searching for lost children are especially vulnerable to this trick.


                          

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Another odd trait is that she sometimes  seems to be somewhat vampire like, requiring an invitation into a home or cabin etc, before she can enter.
 

but there are versions that claim she can invade homes at will, with or without permission, she would simply blow in the door with a strong gust of wind to kill  whomever is in there  sleeping.

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The reason for her murderous attacks varies from one version of the myth to the next.
Sometimes she just gets satisfaction watching her victim die. Other times, she will drain her victims' blood or "life force." (again vampire like)

But she has also been described as a succubus-like creature preying on weak-willed men to drain their life force or freeze  them during sex or sometimes even just a kiss.

She dose not always kill her victims though, sometimes she will let them go, and from time to time  she even ends up marrying them.
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Yuki onna in modern media 

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Yuki from interviews with monster girls.

 

https://www.deviantart.com/rkartworks/art/interview-with-monster-girls-yuki-668954347

 

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Monet from One Piece

 

 

 https://www.zerochan.net/2939021

 

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The Pokemon Froslass is based on the Yuki-Onna.

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Nara Rise of the demon clan-- Tsurara Oikawa

 

 

 

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Rosario + Vampire Mizore 

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and there was an episode of the Canadian TV series MythQuest was based on the story of Oyuki and Monokichi.


Hope you all enjoy , i will be adding Monster Girl posts all October long :) Happy Early Halloween everyone :0

Demon of love: The Succubus..

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                                                             ...🖤Happy Valentines Day 🖤....
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                                 Ecchi Succubus demon anime girl by Rezifound on pintreist...

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Succubus or (Sucubi) are powerful female demons commonly associated with sexual desire..

These demons use their sexuality to appear in the dreams of there victims, then seduce and prey on them. They prey on young men whose souls they slowly drain with each encounter. 

(There is also a male counter part to the Succubus called an Incubus  he prey's on woman)

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The Succubus is referenced in midevil European folklore and ancient  Jewish mythology.

In a biblical account Lilith the first woman and  Adam's fist wife turned into a demon (Succubus) after leaving the Garden of Eden., and later became the queen of Demons and one of the for Queens of the succubus.

In the Kabbalah  and the school of Rashla, the original three queens of the demons, Eisheth Zenumin, Naamah, and Agrat bat Mahlat. and all their cohorts give birth to children, except Lilith  According to other myth's, the children of Lilith are called Lilin.


The four queens of the Succubus are ...   Lilith, Eisheth Zenumin, Agrat bat Mahlat, and Naamah.

The word succubus comes from Latin...succuba "paramour"; from succubare "to lie beneath" (sub- "under" and cubare "to lie") used to describe this female entity's implied sexual position relative to the male sleeper's position.

The word succubus originates from the late 14th century (late 1,300's).

From a medical or scientific standpoint Succubus encounter's could be contributed to Sleep Paralysis.

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The  Succubus can also be  associated with the baobhan sith, a Scottish vampire / fairy  with deer legs..who seduce men  like other fay they are  afraid of iron. 

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 The baobhan sith is a female vampire in the folklore of the Scottish Highlands, though they also share some characteristics in common with the succubus and fairy. They appear as beautiful women who seduce their victims before attacking them and draining their blood.

  -(For more info on her see  earlier post https://theparanormal411.blogspot.com/2020/02/demons-of-love-baobhan-sith-or-scottish.html  )-

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Succubi are female daemon's that appeal to a man's sexual fantasy's/dreams  they can take on various sexually appealing forms.

From long haired, to lithe and winged.

Succubi appear in whatever form is most pleasing to her intended victim.

Though they commonly appearing as scantily clad, shapely, winged demons.

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In some legends a Succubi true form were described as being disfigured and monsters, with multiple of rows of teeth, 3 sets of breasts and razor sharp  talon-like nails.

Though the  descriptions vary from legend to legend.

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                                            Myth's regarding Succubi date back century's..

Victims of 'Succubi' attack's described their visits as a feeling of someone sitting on my chest or pelvic area.' and when they wake up , they feel drained, unable to move and petrified, though having had a wonderful and erotic dream the night before.

This is likely a form of sleep paralysis..

In medevil time's  succubi encounters were sometimes used  as an attempt to explain why some people had birth defects or as an excuses for  adultery.

 Succubus are said to  use there supernatural powers to seduce a man and steal his semen.

In some versions of the legend Succubus would later  transform into an Incubus and seduce a woman. 

After a woman has an encounter with  an incubus the baby might have some form  deformities or other supposed marks of the demons influence. 

Characteristically, a Succubi is a psychic, or 'manipulative' demon, using manipulation and compelling psychic abilities to overcome and seduce its prey, feeding from the victims soul and returning night after night until the soul is entirely consumed, resulting in the mans death..
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The Sirens of Greek mythology are similar in nature to a succubus, in that they use there attractive form's and mesmerizing song's to lure men to there death's..


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                                  The Odyssey - Homer ’s 8th century BCE about
Odysseus (known as Ulysses in Roman myths), king of Ithaca, and his journey home after the fall of                    Troy. along the way he and his crew encounter Sirens...
             



                                          


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Succubus in other media..
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 Morrigan from  Darkstalkers, by Capcom

                                         morrigan_by_artgerm https://www.deviantart.com/artgerm/art/Morrigan

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Interviews with Monster Girls --- Demi-Chan wa kataritai-- anime ..

Sakie Satou--

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Maria the Virgion Witch - Janketsu no Maria --

 Artemis

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 Rosario  to Vampire

Ageha Kurono

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Highschool DxD

Rias Gremory 

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Manga Series--

Shachiku Succubus no Hanashi

Lily--

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🖤. 🖤.Happy Valentines Day🖤.🖤. .

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Fairy Myths: The Dullahan

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This will by my last Fay/ Fairy post for now, my next post will be Paranormal..Cryptid's and Monsters at least until  Halloween. anyway Enjoy :)
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                                            monster musume - lala by angellmoonlight on Deviantart

                                                  The Dullahan: Ireland's Headless Rider.



The Dullahan  is a type of fay from Irish Mythology it's  often seen as a harbinger of death.

This creature is depicted as a headless rider usually on a black horse or is some versions riding in a black horse drawn coach. The Dullahan is also refered to as Gan Ceann which means "Without a Head".



The headless rider is known too carries their own head under one arm. typically the Dullahan  is described as male, but there are some female versions.


The Dullahan has limited  speech capability's.

Its disembodied head is permitted to speak just once on each journey it undertakes, after that it only the ability to call the name of the person whose death it heralds.

A dullahan will stop its snorting horse at  the door of a house and shout the name of the person about to die, drawing forth the soul at the call.

 He may also stop at the very spot where a person will die.

On nights of Irish feast days, it is advisable to stay at home with the curtains drawn; particularly around the end of August or early September when the festival of Crom Dubh reputedly took place. If you have to be abroad at this time, be sure to keep some gold object close to hand.


The origins of the dullahan are unkown, but he is thought to be the embodiment of an ancient Celtic god, Crom Dubh, or Black Crom.

Black Crom was worshiped by the prehistoric king, Tighermas, who ruled in Ireland about fifteen hundred years ago and practiced human sacrifice.

Unlike the banshee, the dullahan does not follow specific families and its call is a summoning of the soul of the dying,  rather than a death warning.

 There is no real defense against the dullahan because he is death's herald. However, an charm or trinket made of gold may frighten him away.

 The  Dullahan's mouth is usually seen  in a sinister or hideous  grin that stretches from ear to ear. Its eyes are constantly moving about and can see across the countryside even during the darkest nights.

The flesh of the head is said to have the color and consistency of moldy cheese.

In some tales the Dullahan is believed to use the spine of a human corpse for a whip, and it's ghostly wagon is adorned with funeral objects: it has candles in skulls to light the way, the spokes of the wheels are made from thigh bones  and the wagon's covering is made from a worm-chewed pall or dried human skin.

The ancient Irish believed that where the Dullahan stops riding, a person is going  to die.


 The Dullahan calls out the person's name, drawing away the soul of his victim, at which point the person immediately drops dead.

Some legend's say that golden objects can force the Dullahan to disappear.These tales are coming from ancient times, where gold was very valuable and most commoner's / villagers did not have it.




It was thought that by .leaving  behind the gold as a sort of sacrifice  the soul could be spared.



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Dullahans have also been main charterers in modern anime and manga's...




Durarara, Interviews with Monster Girls and Monster Musume to name a few.