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Sirens supposedly "lured mariners to their deaths with their melodious, enchanting song", while "Scylla sent countless sailors to the depths of the sea." [10] On a related note, it was considered bad luck to have women on board, due to the potential for distractions which in turn would anger the sea gods and cause bad weather. [15] [16] [17]
Fantastic Voyage is an American animated science fiction television series based on the famous 1966 film directed by Richard Fleischer. [1] The series consists of 17 half-hour episodes, airing Saturday mornings on ABC-TV from September 14, 1968, through January 4, 1969, then rebroadcast the following fall season.
For some communities, in addition for being a deity of fishing, wealth, and fortune, Ebisu is also associated with objects that would drift ashore from the sea such as logs and even corpses. [5] As part of the shichifukujin , Ebisu has three sets of temples and shrines in Tokyo, the Mukojima, Yamate (Bluff), and Meguro sets.
The lawyer of a woman who filed a civil suit against Sean "Diddy" Combs' youngest son, Christian “King” Combs, has spoken out against the rapper’s arrest via a statement from her lawyer.
The novel was adapted into the film The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, starring Kris Kristofferson and Sarah Miles, in 1976 by Lewis John Carlino; the setting was changed from Japan to England. [1] Hans Werner Henze adapted the material into his 1990 opera Das verratene Meer to a libretto by Hans-Ulrich Treichel. [2]
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The prince came in search of the fishing hook he lost at sea, borrowed from his elder brother Umisachi ("Luck of the Sea"). [10] [11] When the princess came to draw water from the well, the prince was already waiting, having climbed a katsura tree [12] (or cassia tree [13]) that towered above the well. The prince asked for a drink of water and ...
When the fish hook he lends to his younger brother is lost at sea, he demands its return rather than to accept any compensation. Later, Hoderi is defeated after attacking Hoori (who has obtained mastery of the tides with a magic jewel) and vows to serve his younger brother forever onward.