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{{Nihongo|'''Bake-kujira'''|化鯨|extra=ghost whale|lead=yes}} is a [[myth]]ical Japanese ''[[yōkai]]'' ([[ghost]], phantom, or strange [[apparitional experience|apparition]]) from western Japan. It is described as being a skeleton [[whale]] that takes its revenge against people who hunt whales or eat whale meat.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bane |first=Theresa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wl_TCwAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Spirits and Ghosts in World Mythology |date=2016-03-09 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-2339-9 |pages=29 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Roberts |first=Jeremy |title=Japanese mythology A to Z |date=2010 |publisher=Chelsea House Publishers |isbn=978-1-60413-435-3 |edition=2nd |series=Mythology A to Z |location=New York |pages=11}}</ref>
The {{Nihongo|'''''Bake-kujira'''''|化鯨|extra=ghost whale|lead=yes}} is a [[myth]]ical Japanese ''[[yōkai]]'' ([[ghost]], phantom, or strange [[apparitional experience|apparition]]) from western Japan. It is described as being a skeleton [[whale]] that takes its revenge against people who hunt whales or eat whale meat.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bane |first=Theresa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wl_TCwAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Spirits and Ghosts in World Mythology |date=2016-03-09 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-2339-9 |pages=29 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Roberts |first=Jeremy |title=Japanese mythology A to Z |date=2010 |publisher=Chelsea House Publishers |isbn=978-1-60413-435-3 |edition=2nd |series=Mythology A to Z |location=New York |pages=11}}</ref>


== Legends ==
== Legends ==
In one story, a fisherman tries to catch it with his harpoon but the harpoon sailed right through it and the Bake-kujira floated away. In other stories people say that the Bake-kujira brings a curse and general misfortune to the area where it is spotted.
In one story, a fisherman tries to catch it with his harpoon but the harpoon sailed right through it and the ''Bake-kujira'' floated away. In other stories people say that the ''Bake-kujira'' brings a curse and general misfortune to the area where it is spotted.


== In popular culture ==
== In popular culture ==
* Bake-kujira was featured in the [[Smite (video game)|SMITE]] MOBA as of his December 2023 announcement.
* ''Bake-kujira'' was featured in the [[Smite (video game)|SMITE]] MOBA as of his December 2023 announcement.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 02:17, 5 December 2023

The Bake-kujira (Japanese: 化鯨, ghost whale) is a mythical Japanese yōkai (ghost, phantom, or strange apparition) from western Japan. It is described as being a skeleton whale that takes its revenge against people who hunt whales or eat whale meat.[1][2]

Legends

In one story, a fisherman tries to catch it with his harpoon but the harpoon sailed right through it and the Bake-kujira floated away. In other stories people say that the Bake-kujira brings a curse and general misfortune to the area where it is spotted.

In popular culture

  • Bake-kujira was featured in the SMITE MOBA as of his December 2023 announcement.

References

  1. ^ Bane, Theresa (2016-03-09). Encyclopedia of Spirits and Ghosts in World Mythology. McFarland. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4766-2339-9.
  2. ^ Roberts, Jeremy (2010). Japanese mythology A to Z. Mythology A to Z (2nd ed.). New York: Chelsea House Publishers. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-60413-435-3.

External links

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