Reading Notes: Japenese Mythology Part B

The reading starts with several stories describing the labors of Yamato. It starts with his hunting down a siren. I like sirens because even though everyone knows that they just want to kill and eat you, no one is able to resist them. It's like irony built right into a character. So Yamato just woke a dragon by accidentally stepping on it, thinking it was a rock, and it wanders off and he continues on his journey. Neither of them cared about the other. One thing I like about how this story was written is that, whenever it is describing something specific, it changes from generic narration to poem format. It helps break up the monotony of the wall of text the story would otherwise be. He waited for 100 years on the island before returning with the apple. This man is patient. This boar, whom everyone is scared of and whose weakness is known, shouldn't be killed while he's asleep. Because that's boring.


Yamato on his way to get the Golden Apple of Immortal Youth. Link

Bibliography:  The Romance of Old Link

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