I felt that this story was a lot like the story of Perseus and Andromeda. Susa-no-wo came across a beautiful maiden in peril, and he offered to save the girl if he could have her hand in marriage. Much like the Greek myth, it was up to the parents of the girl to decide whom she should marry. Obviously, willing to do anything, the father agreed and Susa-no-wo used his wits to kill the serpent and gain a wife.
Two brothers, Ho-weri (hunter) and Ho-deri (fisherman) were both very skilled in their arts. But one day, Ho-deri grew impatient and decided that he should swap duties with his younger brother for a while. After a day of less than no success, he met with Ho-weri and asked to return to his role as fisherman. Ho-weri had the same problem and desired to be a hunter again; however, Ho-weri had lost his brother’s fish-hook. Ho-deri was inconsolable. Ho-weri, grieving, went to search for the hook and ended up marrying the daughter of the sea god.
In the second part, the sea god helps to find the lost fish-hook, and after several years, Ho-weri decides he must return the fish-hook to his brother. Ho-deri is incredibly grateful for his brother and thanks him one-thousand times over. Then, the daughter of the sea god meets Ho-weri and births a son. The son spends all of his time with his father, until Ho-weri passes. Then, he spends his days at sea.
Yamato, much like a Japanese Hercules in that he is a very strong, very skilled warrior with high intelligence too, saves his princess from a large group of bandits using his skill and deception.
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| (Image Information: Yamato dressed as a woman; Web Source: Wikipedia) |
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