Reading notes, The Divine

THE DIVINE:

This story is a common, princess tale. The man wants to perform a brave action and in return, receive the hand the daughter. In this case, the Japanese story tells the tale of the warrior who is going to kill the evil monster for the hand of the daughter whose parents are wanting the monster dead.

Romance of Old Japan, Part I: Mythology and Legend by E. W. Champney and F. Champney (1917).


Japanese mythology

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