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Taniwha aren't ghosts, and mana isn't spiritual energy, you've got it confused with mana in computer games. At least go on Wikipedia for five minutes on this s
by EdwardDiego 4y ago
Taniwha aren't ghosts, and mana isn't spiritual energy, you've got it confused with mana in computer games.
At least go on Wikipedia for five minutes on this stuff, eh?
- tux2bsd 4y agoTaniwha can be considereed ghosts, in that they are creatures from stories - a leprechaun could be considered a ghost for the same reason.
- EdwardDiego 4y agoThat's a really long bow to draw.
- heavenlyblue 4y agoSo what are they then if that's a really long bow to draw?
- PuppyTailWags 4y agoIt makes sense to just call the creature what it is in its cultural context as opposed to trying to put an ill-fitting separate cultural notion on it, imo. If something is a taniwha it's a taniwha, and if someone is curious what a taniwha is they can look it up themselves and understand its a creature from a specific region's folklore. I feel that trying to rename culturally-specific things that don't have a neat translation, like folkloric beings, is generally always poorly fitting. It's like when the qilin is called a unicorn, when a qilin is a fish-scaled deer or ox with lizardly facial features and no affiliation with femininity or maidenhood. So basically almost nothing like a unicorn.
- tux2bsd 4y agoLike I said leprechaun, taniwha, unicorn... all mythical entities - just like ghosts. Isn't it funny how people can draw these various mythical creatures but only after another person has shown them how.
- tux2bsd 4y agoExactly. It is puzzling that those individuals feel the need to attempt to suppress what they elect not to agree with.