Demons are just as sentient beings as deities and gods. They are not inherently evil, nor are they necessarily good (the same can be said about gods). However, humans usually depict them as evil, often due to the demons’ inherent selfishness. Demons reside in the Under Realm, from where they
Till Eulenspiegel is a protagonist of a European narrative tradition. A German chapbook published around 1510 is the oldest known extant publication about the folk hero, but a background in earlier Middle Low German folklore is likely. The character may have been based on a historical person. The literal translation
Prince Danian from the Arra kin arrived in Chinayindu from a distant land called Yurasiu, from a kingdom whose name we will keep unknown for a short while. The Arra family had ruled the kingdom since ancient times, and in memory of this, representatives of this lineage were respectfully referred
The ruler of the Four Rivers province, duke Bao, was aptly nicknamed Bao-Zhu. ‘Zhu’ translates to pig, and the duke earned this nickname due to his appearance and gluttony, which alienated not only close friends but also acquaintances. Bao-Zhu was the son of duke Bao Gun and the beautiful Xue
Wang Leizu, nicknamed ‘Zhu,’ which means ‘pig,’ catches Takuan's eye in the middle of ‘The Prince of Blue Flowers,’ but his story began long before the events described in the book. Once upon a time, in the dawn of time, he was an entirely ordinary, albeit hefty warrior who traveled