Japan & the Far East
Raiko and the Enchanted Maiden
Original caption: Raiko and the Enchanted Maiden
Raiko encounters a weeping woman beside a mountain stream on the way to the Goblin King's stronghold. In Davis's story she is a captive princess washing a blood-stained garment, not a mountain goddess or Kintaro's mother. When Raiko explains that his party has come to kill her captor, she guides the disguised warriors into the palace. The quiet meeting shown by Paul is therefore the turning point that makes their rescue mission possible, rather than an isolated scene of courtship.
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Evelyn Paul. "Raiko and the Enchanted Maiden" [source caption]. In Myths and Legends of Japan, F. Hadland Davis; illustrated by Evelyn Paul. 1912, George G. Harrap & Company. Source scan leaf 63. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/japan-raiko-maiden
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Title from the printed caption. Editorial description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Description follows Davis's retelling and the supplied plate, rather than presenting the legend as historical fact.
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Evelyn Paul. Raiko and the Enchanted Maiden. Myths and Legends of Japan. Scan leaf 63. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/japan-raiko-maiden