O
Ometecuhtli
"Two Lord". The
creator god, god of fire and the highest god of the Aztec pantheon. He is the
lord (or androgynous master) of duality and of the unity of the opposites. He
had no formal cult and no cult center, but he was deemed to be present in every
ritual and in all things in this world.
(Japan)
The Oni is in the Japanese Legends an equivalent to
western demonic ogre.
Their physical manifestation is huge, muscline,
fanged, horned like a bull, with red, blue or black skin.
Their body are unbelievably tough. Even disembodied a
limb, it reconnects and heals instantly.
An oni usually have a Kanabo, a large spiked iron
bar, which is very destructive weapon when an oni wield it.
Some Legends say oni hates soybeans, but some others
say not.
Oni are considered to be highly intelligent. It is
said oni can transfrom into a woman to hide their true form.
Though their homeworld is Jigoku (the Hell), some oni
are found in this world,
and a few are living in cities hiding their identity.
They are love to eat human meat.
It is also said that one with an extreme anger will
transform into a oni.
There are many folklore that a woman with fierce
jealousy became a Hannya, a female oni.
There are many legends in which heroes challenge
dreadful oni and slay them.
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