Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Puppet Pleasures



Did you know that a demon occasionally eats the moon?
In ancient times, that was the explanation provided to explain lunar eclipses. According to traditional Thai and Hindu beliefs, a demon called Rahoo stole an elixir to make himself immortal, but the Moon sees this and reports it to Phra Narai (Vishnu). Narai confronts Rahoo, who throws his crystal chakra at the demon, cutting him in half. However, since he’s immortal, the top half of his body floats around in the sky. Whenever he sees the Moon, he tries to eat it. And that’s when the phenomenon occurs

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