The Eight-Forked Serpent of Koshi:
"It hath eyes as red as a ripe mountain cherry, a noisome blood-inflamed body, armed with eight fearsome heads and eight forked tails. Moreover its back is all overgrown with firs, cedars, and pines, and it trails its tortuous coils over eight valleys and as many mountains.”
- A good description I can use to recreate another monster.
- I like the idea of using sake as a way to quell the serpent, before attacking it.
- What purpose does the sword found in the serpent's tail have?
- Maybe I can make a story where the god keeps the sword to himself in a shrine and after a long time has passed and he is no longer worshipped, the sword and his wife (in comb form) are found by a traveler who must fulfill some destiny? The wife acts as a guide and the sword as his weapon?
The Heaven-Descended:
I like the idea of a council of gods. Often times in mythology, the different deities are working on their own agenda with no regards to the other gods. This story clearly states that there is a leader among them who is able to summon agents to do her (?) biding.
The Fortunate Fish-Hook:
In relation to The Eight-Forked Serpent of Koshi idea... I could use Ho-wori's quest to find his brother's fish-hook as the objective of my story using the sword from the serpent and the old man can be replaced by the comb/wife? The ending is perfect for this as well.
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| A giant tortoise island. |
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