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31 Monsters!
Oct. 3rd, 2010 07:38 pmBy the way, I use the term 'monsters' loosely. My countdown might include mysterious creatures, too. FYI!
This is a Melanesian myth, specific to the Solomon Islands and information is from here:
The Adaro and the Aunga are believed to be the two parts of persons soul or spirit. When death occurs, the Aunga, or the good and gracious part of the person moves on. The malevolent part, Adaro becomes a spirit.
Adaro are half-man and half-fish. They have the body of a man, gills behind their ears, tail fins for feet, a horn shaped like a shark's dorsal fin, and a sword fish or sawfish-like spear growing from its head.
Wikipedia adds:
Adaros live in the sun and travel to and from Earth by sliding along rainbows. Unlike the renowned mermaid, they are dangerous to humans and can kill them by travelling along rainbows and shooting them with poisonous flying fish. They may also travel in waterspouts.
Yes, that's right. Kickass mermen who ride the rainbows and kill you with fish. That is hard core.
This is a wooden carving of an Adaro as found in the British Museum collection (and taken from this article):
This is a Melanesian myth, specific to the Solomon Islands and information is from here:
The Adaro and the Aunga are believed to be the two parts of persons soul or spirit. When death occurs, the Aunga, or the good and gracious part of the person moves on. The malevolent part, Adaro becomes a spirit.
Adaro are half-man and half-fish. They have the body of a man, gills behind their ears, tail fins for feet, a horn shaped like a shark's dorsal fin, and a sword fish or sawfish-like spear growing from its head.
Wikipedia adds:
Adaros live in the sun and travel to and from Earth by sliding along rainbows. Unlike the renowned mermaid, they are dangerous to humans and can kill them by travelling along rainbows and shooting them with poisonous flying fish. They may also travel in waterspouts.
Yes, that's right. Kickass mermen who ride the rainbows and kill you with fish. That is hard core.
This is a wooden carving of an Adaro as found in the British Museum collection (and taken from this article):