As I mentioned in a previous post, I am interested in learning more about Japanese mythology since I do not know much about it and I find their culture interesting from what I know so far. I enjoyed this story for multiple reasons. For example, I like how it basically only took really strong alcohol to defeat Orochi. Some stories would have made them have an epic battle, but this story came up with a simple solution. The wording was a little awkward for me to read though. I feel that giving this story easier to read sentences would improve it for modern day readers.
Metamorphosis: Pygmalion
I chose this story to talk about because of its bizarre plot. The fact that he made a statue so perfect that he fell in love with it is so unbelievable to me. Also, I did not think this story would have a happy ending because the way the story was worded when he wished the statue to be real made me think that his words were going to be misinterpreted and he would not actually get his actual wish to come true. This story reminds me of the movie Mannequin from the 80s which I am sure it was based off of. I think this story could be recreated with an even modern twist like using artificial intelligence instead of a statue or mannequin.
(Pygmalion and Galatea: Wikimedia Commons)
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