Gods and Monkeys (ep. 181)
Simian dieties other than Sun Wukong! (but still Sun Wukong, of course)
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Show Notes
With half the world's continents being home to a panoply of monkey species, it's no wonder the people of Center & South America, Asia, and Africa hold monkeys in high esteems as mythological and religious figures. Hear about Hanuman, howlers, Hapi, and a helluva lot more (and yes, Sun Wukong, obviously).
Links to all the research resources are on the website.
04:45 Japan: Sarugami
09:57 Central/South America: howler monkey god
13:50 Africa: Gbekre Hapi, Babi
17:35 India: Hanuman
27:00 China: Sun Wukong
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Music: Kevin MacLeod, David Fesilyan, RKCVC, and Chris Haugen.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howler_monkey_gods
Hart, George (2005). The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (PDF) (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-415-34495-1.
http://africancreationenergy.blogspot.com/2015/12/african-monkey-gods.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babi_(mythology)
https://symbolsage.com/sun-wukong-monkey-king/
https://symbolsage.com/three-wise-monkeys/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapi_(Son_of_Horus)
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hanuman
https://mythopedia.com/topics/sun-wukong
https://www.vbtutor.net/Xiyouji/summary.htm
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29175870
https://www.theoi.com/Georgikos/Kerkopes.html
http://www.hellenicaworld.com/Greece/Mythology/en/Cercopes.html
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