According to Japanese mythology, or at least Wikipedia's interpretation of Japanese mythology, the giant catfish Namazu was responsible for causing house-rocking earthquakes when his guardian got a little lazy on his watch. During the Edo period the Namazu was regarded as a Robin Hood-type, extracting money from the rich and distributing it amongst the less fortunate.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Namazu
According to Japanese mythology, or at least Wikipedia's interpretation of Japanese mythology, the giant catfish Namazu was responsible for causing house-rocking earthquakes when his guardian got a little lazy on his watch. During the Edo period the Namazu was regarded as a Robin Hood-type, extracting money from the rich and distributing it amongst the less fortunate.
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