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The {{Nihongo|'''''Bake-kujira'''''|化鯨|extra=ghost whale|lead=yes}}{{efn|It can also be written as Bakekujira or Bake Kujira.}} is a [[myth]]ical Japanese {{Lang|ja-Latn|[[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 |
The {{Nihongo|'''''Bake-kujira'''''|化鯨|extra=ghost whale|lead=yes}}{{efn|It can also be written as Bakekujira or Bake Kujira.}} is a [[myth]]ical Japanese {{Lang|ja-Latn|[[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> and does so with plagues and fire.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Howerton |first=Alex |date=2021-04-07 |title=Toward a Poetics of Allyship: Rajiv Mohabir’s Radical, Animal Coolitude |url=https://academic.oup.com/melus/article/46/1/1/6172980 |journal=MELUS |language=en |volume=46 |issue=1 |page=8 |doi=10.1093/melus/mlaa063 |issn=0163-755X}}</ref> It is also known as {{Nihongo|'''''Hone Kujira'''''|骨鯨|4=bone whale}}.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mizuki |first=Shigeru |title=水木しげるの世界幻獣事典 |publisher=[[The Asahi Shimbun]] |year=1994 |isbn=978-4-02-258572-1 |pages=134-135 |language=ja |author-link=Shigeru Mizuki}}</ref> |
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== Legends == |
== Legends == |
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Revision as of 04:01, 6 December 2023
The Bake-kujira (Japanese: 化鯨, ghost whale)[a] 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] and does so with plagues and fire.[3] It is also known as Hone Kujira (骨鯨, bone whale).[4]
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.[citation needed]
In popular culture
References
Notes
- ^ It can also be written as Bakekujira or Bake Kujira.
Citations
- ^ Bane, Theresa (2016-03-09). Encyclopedia of Spirits and Ghosts in World Mythology. McFarland. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-4766-2339-9.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Howerton, Alex (2021-04-07). "Toward a Poetics of Allyship: Rajiv Mohabir's Radical, Animal Coolitude". MELUS. 46 (1): 8. doi:10.1093/melus/mlaa063. ISSN 0163-755X.
- ^ Mizuki, Shigeru (1994). 水木しげるの世界幻獣事典 (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-4-02-258572-1.
- ^ "SMITE New God is Bake Kujira, the Whale Yokai". estnn.com. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
External links
- Bakekujira and Japan's Whale Cults at hyakumonogatari.com (English).
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