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Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language

Uncanny Japan - Japanese Folklore, Folktales, Myths and Language

Society & Culture:Places & Travel

Kishibojin: The Mother of All Devils ー 鬼子母神 (Ep. 5)

Kishibojin: The Mother of All Devils ー 鬼子母神 (Ep. 5)

2017-04-14
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April's podcast is about Kishibojin, an ogress with a penchant for feeding human babies to her own children, but who was able to see the error of her ways and not only repent but reinvent herself as a goddess. That's what I call chutzpah!

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