On the last week's episode of Supernatural, Sam and Dean fought a Hindu flesh-eating demon called a Rakshasa. With a bit more digging, i found out that the things are real (in a way as in there really is mythology about them,) and FPW is even mentioned on its wiki page.
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Paige Wrote:On the last week's episode of Supernatural, Sam and Dean fought a Hindu flesh-eating demon called a Rakshasa. With a bit more digging, i found out that the things are real, and FPW is even mentioned on its wiki page.
Wicked.
Dat's nice, ain't it?
Paige Wrote:On the last week's episode of Supernatural, Sam and Dean fought a Hindu flesh-eating demon called a Rakshasa. With a bit more digging, i found out that the things are real, and FPW is even mentioned on its wiki page.
Wicked.
From what I understand, there are a lot of different dialects in the Indian language. Rakshasa was one way, Rakoshi another. Kinda like tomato and tomato. ( I hope my accent came through)
KRW Wrote:From what I understand, there are a lot of different dialects in the Indian language. Rakshasa was one way, Rakoshi another. Kinda like tomato and tomato. ( I hope my accent came through)
Not sure yet, Ken. Can you say potato and potato?
Bluesman Mike Lindner Wrote:Not sure yet, Ken. Can you say potato and potato?
Can't get my tounge around that one. How about tornado and toranodo?
KRW Wrote:Can't get my tounge around that one. How about tornado and toranodo?
Them I can't quite say in English. Espanol, maybe.
Paige Wrote:On the last week's episode of Supernatural, Sam and Dean fought a Hindu flesh-eating demon called a Rakshasa. With a bit more digging, i found out that the things are real, and FPW is even mentioned on its wiki page.
Wicked.
That's so cool. I had no idea they were so widely used - even The Outer Limits and Kolchak: The Night Stalker! Way cool.
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webby Wrote:That's so cool. I had no idea they were so widely used - even The Outer Limits and Kolchak: The Night Stalker! Way cool.Then there's Kipling. The name of Mowgli's wolf-mother is "Raksha", pronounced "Rucksher" and translated as "the Demon".
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[SIZE="3"]I like to think of "my" rakoshi as real, and the rakshasa and such as myths inspired by the occasional sighting or rumor of the real deals in the Temple-in-the-Hills.[/SIZE]
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fpw Wrote:[SIZE="3"]I like to think of "my" rakoshi as real, and the rakshasa and such as myths inspired by the occasional sighting or rumor of the real deals in the Temple-in-the-Hills.[/SIZE]
Of course - I'm sure that's what we all assumed! Until you wrote The Tomb, no one else had ever been brave enough to call the creatures by their "real" name!
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