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[[Image:SekienSazae-oni.jpg|thumb|180px|right|The ''sazae-oni'' as illustrated by [[Toriyama Sekien]].]] |
[[Image:SekienSazae-oni.jpg|thumb|180px|right|The ''sazae-oni'' as illustrated by [[Toriyama Sekien]].]] |
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Sazae-oni (shellfish ogre) are [[List of legendary creatures in Japanese mythology|creatures from Japanese mythology]], resembling large [[crustaceans]]. They are a type of [[obake]], forming when [[Black Turban Snail|turban snails]] reach 30 years of age. |
Sazae-oni ([[Japanese language|Japanese]], "shellfish ogre") are [[List of legendary creatures in Japanese mythology|creatures from Japanese mythology]], resembling large [[crustaceans]]. They are a type of [[obake]], forming when [[Black Turban Snail|turban snails]] reach 30 years of age. |
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The most popular legend of the Sazae-oni is that a group of |
The most popular legend of the Sazae-oni is that a group of [[pirate]]s rescued a drowning woman from the sea and tooking her back to the ship. They vied for her attention, but soon found that she was willing to have sex with all of them, cutting their [[testicle]]s off afterwards. The men, obviously upset, threw her into the ocean, where she revealed her true form, and bartered with the captain for their testicles back. The Sazae-oni ended up leaving with a large amount of pirate gold. Testicles are sometimes called ''kin-tama'' or "golden balls" in Japanese, so the punchline goes that gold was bought with gold. |
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==Appearance== |
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Sazae-oni resemble large turban snail shells with an ogre inhabiting it, but they can alter their form to that of a beautiful woman. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Sazae-oni (Japanese, "shellfish ogre") are creatures from Japanese mythology, resembling large crustaceans. They are a type of obake, forming when turban snails reach 30 years of age.
The most popular legend of the Sazae-oni is that a group of pirates rescued a drowning woman from the sea and tooking her back to the ship. They vied for her attention, but soon found that she was willing to have sex with all of them, cutting their testicles off afterwards. The men, obviously upset, threw her into the ocean, where she revealed her true form, and bartered with the captain for their testicles back. The Sazae-oni ended up leaving with a large amount of pirate gold. Testicles are sometimes called kin-tama or "golden balls" in Japanese, so the punchline goes that gold was bought with gold.
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