Oni
Also Known As: Shiko-Me,
Mono
Oni can be seen in Dragonball as the blue or
green guys who wear shirts that say HELL. Perhaps one way to
drive in proof is that they end every sentence, in the japanese
version, with the word "oni".
The actual description of these beings is taht
they look like humans.... except that they have 3 eyes, 3
fingers, 3 toes, a big mouth, and horns and sharp nails.....
often giant. They are red or green, and the oni of hell are a bit
different in that they have the heads of oxen or horses. Those of
the earth can be pink, red, blue or gray and wear a loin cloth of
tigerskin. If the oni is dressed in red, he is responsible for
diseases and epidemics. However, don't let any of this be your
guide since some are invisible, and they're also shapeshifters,
able to look like both living beings and inanimate objects. They
are the equivalent of devils.
Their role is fairly straightforward, they serve
Enma Daiou both in Jigoku and abroad. Known to fly, one of thier
main goals is to deliver the accused to the judges (Enma Daiou
and his sister perhaps) of Jigoku in a flaming chariot. They also
have a reputation for raping women, and under the Shiko-Me name
of being storm deities.
"Oni." Encyclopedia Mythica.
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/o/oni.html
[Accessed December 20th, 2002.]
"Oni" Dictionary of Ancient Dieties
Patricia Turner, Charles Russell Coulter.
2000 Oxford Press.
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