This article includes descriptions of love interests and marriages of different types of intelligent inhabitants of the Earth among themselves and children born from such hobbies and marriages given in old books and legends.
Love interests and marriages of Fomorians with men and women of the Tribe of the Goddess Danu (Tuatha)
The mysterious people of Fomor are presented in some sources in the form of "a crowd of disgusting giants and monsters" - one-eyed, one-armed and one-legged green-skinned giants, or giants with a shapeless monstrous appearance and a different number of eyes and limbs.
In the Irish sagas in legends there are also completely different Fomorians - werewolves who marry men and women of the Tribe of the goddess Danu (elves). They have the appearance of beautiful girls and boys - to match the Tuatha itself.
A striking example of such werewolf Fomorians is Elata, who enters into a love affair with Eri from the Tribe of the goddess Danu. As a result of this connection, they had a son, Bres, who later became the ruler of the Tuatans.
This is how the event is described in the Irish saga The Battle of the Mag Tuired.
One day Eri went out to sea and suddenly saw a silver ship, on the deck of which stood a warrior with golden hair and a robe embroidered with gold threads with gold patterns; his name was Elata. He connected with Eri and said that she would have a son named Eohaid Bres, Eohaid the Beautiful.
“Then they lay down together. When she saw Eri that the warrior was rising, she began to cry.
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- Why are you crying? he asked.
“There are two reasons for my grief,” the woman replied.
- Parting with you after our meeting. The youths of the Tribes of the Goddess (Danu) harassed me in vain, and now you have taken possession of me, and only you I desire."
From his father Bres inherited demonic traits, and "his reign was sad." The bards and philids fell silent, the festivities ceased. Three rulers of the Fomorians - Indeh, Elata and Balor (according to another version, Tetra) imposed tribute on Ireland. “The great men themselves were forced to serve: Oghma carried firewood, and Dagda built fortresses - it was he who built the fortress of Bres”.
In the end, the Tuatha de Danann asked Bres to leave the throne, and he went to the Fomorian country for help - presumably to Britain or Scotland. The Fomorians, led by Balor and Indeh, attacked the Tribe of the Goddess Danu from the east. A great battle broke out in which military courage and valor were closely intertwined with magic.
The victory was won by the Tuatha, who spared the "traitor Bres" for telling them the methods and terms of cultivating the land. “Let them plow on Tuesday, sow the fields on Tuesday, and reap on Tuesday. So Bres was saved."
Thus, the Tribes of the goddess Danu, who possessed the art of war and druidic wisdom, also became versed in agriculture, and they did this thanks to the knowledge of the Fomorians.
Other men and women of the Tribe of the goddess Danu were also associated with the Fomorians by dynastic marriages, for example, the lord of a hundred crafts Lug was the grandson of the Fomorian ruler Balor and the divine healer from the Tribe of the goddess Danu Dian Kehta.
Naga Love and Human Marriages
Although nagas are most often described as two, three, five, seven, ten, and "thousand-headed" snakes with blue or green skin and the upper torso of a cobra with or without legs from the underworld of Patala, werewolf nagas often lived in human form among people.
Likewise, people sometimes lived with the nagas in their world. In both cases, full-fledged offspring were born from the marriages of people and nagas. An example of this is the sage Astika, who stopped the great sacrifice of snakes by King Janamejaya, who was born from the marriage of Vasuki's sister Nagini Jaratkaru and sage Jaratkaru and left behind children and grandchildren.
Women of the nagas - naginis, famous for their beauty, often became the wives of mortal kings and heroes. So, the hero of "Mahabharata" Ashvatthaman, son of Drona, married a girl - nagini; The nagini princess Ulupi spent one night with another hero of the Mahabharata, Arjuna, and the nagini Kumudvati became the wife of Kusa, the son of Rama.
Babhruvantan meets Chitrangada and the Ulupi nagini in human form (center). Drawing on paper. India (1850)
Rakshasa love interests and marriages with people
There are quite a few descriptions of love interests and even marriages of the multi-armed and multi-headed giants of the "azure" Rakshasas (both male and female) with people. Thus, the ruler of the Rakshasas, Ravana, had a whole harem of concubines (led by the "virtuous giantess Mandonari), stolen by him in different parts of the world. His sister, a giantess - Rakshasi Shurpanaksi - “disgusting, fat, heavy, with slit eyes [cross-eyed], red hair, repulsive in appearance, with a raspy voice … with a hanging belly” - in turn fell in love with Rama. The hero of the Mahabharata Bhimasena (Bhima wolf-bellied) married the Rakshasi Hidimba.
Entering into love relationships with people, the Rakshasas took on a very seductive appearance:
“My nickname is Shurpanakha.
Match the sorcerer
- Art to change your appearance
I own from birth"
("Ramayana")
“Taking an irresistibly lovely female form, adorned with all kinds of jewels of the most exquisite work and conducting sweet conversations, she [Rakshasi Khidimba] gave pleasure to the son of Pandu” (Mahabharata).
Illustrations for the Ramayana. Shurpanaxi turns into a beautiful girl and seduces Rama. Historic tapestry, Bali, Indonesia
Descendants of Rakshasas and humans
From marriages or love affairs of Rakshasas with people, quite viable children were born. Here is what the Mahabharata says about this:
“The Raksasi finally bore him [Bhima] a mighty son. With his slanting eyes, large mouth and shell-like ears, the boy was a real monster. His appearance … was terrible, his lips - a bright copper color, teeth like fangs - very sharp. Its power was also great. He was … a great hero, endowed with great energy and strength. He moved swiftly, possessed a monstrously large body and great mystical power, and could easily defeat all enemies. His speed of movement and power, although human-born, were truly superhuman. And he surpassed in his magical power not only all human beings, but also any sorceresses and sorcerers."
Children born of Rakshasas and humans may have had a human appearance, but by their nature they were always Rakshasas. Legends tell about the most curious feature of Rakshasas to give birth to children at the moment of conception.
Marriages of Adityas with Daityas and Danavas
According to the testimony of the "Mahabharata", after the landing of the Daityas and Danavas on Earth at the end of the Oligocene, the leaders of the Daityas and Danavas entered into marriages with earthly queens and became earthly rulers:
"The evil daityas … entered the bosom of earthly queens and, taking the form of human beings, were born among members of the royal families."
Ordinary Daityas and Danavas entered into intimacy and marriages "with various beings and communities" living on the Earth (from courtiers to plowmen and animals), and soon the Earth was so cruelly oppressed by mighty Daityas, who prided themselves on their forces and their hordes that … neither the wind, nor the heavenly serpents, nor the mighty mountains could support the Earth, so cruelly trampled by the demons - the Danavs. " And they and their descendants, according to the Mahabharata and the Puranas, were innumerable, numbering in many millions, and possibly billions.
Daityas and Danavas. Prades of demons. Angkor Thom, Cambodia
Let's return to the already quoted passage from the Mahabharata: "they [daityas and danavas] entered the bosom of earthly queens and, taking the form of human beings, were born among members of royal families." In the books “The Disappeared Inhabitants of the Earth” and “The Battles of the Ancient Gods” I showed that there were no real people on our planet by the time the Daityas and Danavs landed on it, except for the Adityas living on the northern continent of Hyperborea (Svarga - Jambudvipa)!
Its inhabitants were multi-armed and multi-headed rakshasas and nairritas, snake-like nagas, uragas, pannagas, rudras, giant humanoid and shapeless yakshas, pisachas, bhutas and other creatures similar and unlike them. This means that there was no need for the Daityas and Danavas to transform into human beings. They just themselves had a human appearance and in this form entered into marriages with the indigenous inhabitants of the Earth. Apparently, their many descendants also had a human appearance, the first generations of which, according to Indian legends, were giants and possessed a powerful physique and heroic strength.
The love interests and marriages of fallen angels - sons of God, guardians and Nephilim with the indigenous inhabitants of the Earth. The formation of a generation of giants
In the book “The Disappeared Inhabitants of the Earth” I compared the Daityas and Danavas with the fallen angels - the sons of God of the Book of Genesis, the guardians of the Book of Enoch and the Nephilim “Tikuney Zohar” (and here). The Ethiopian version of the Book of Enoch says that the guards "were defiled with the daughters of men, and took wives for themselves, and acted like the sons of the earth, and gave birth to giant sons."
At the same time, the Book of Genesis tells that these were "strong, glorious people from ancient times."
When the giants grew up, people were unable to feed them. And then the giants planned to destroy the entire human race. "[And they began to sin and …] against all birds and beasts of the earth, [and creeping things that crawl on the earth and animals that dwell) in the water] and in the heavens, and the fish of the sea, and devour [one another's flesh, and drink blood …] "(Aramaic fragments of the Book of Enoch from Qumran). This plot is surprisingly reminiscent of the fragment "Population of the Earth by Aliens from Space" from "Mahabharata" about the settlement of our planet by Daityas and Danavas.
Apsara and Monkey Marriages
Apsaras (Skt. अप्सरस्, apsaras IAST, "abounding") - demigoddesses in Hindu mythology, the spirits of clouds or water (compare with nymphs in Greek mythology).
Another example of inter-dynastic marriages is the marriage between the chief of a monkey tribe named Kessari and the beautiful apsara Anjana. From this marriage, she gave birth to a son who was supposed to "have a wonderful ability to jump into the sky, swift in flight." The boy was named Hanuman. He became the great leader of the Vanara monkey people, and possibly the progenitor of this kind of intelligent creatures.
As follows from the descriptions given in the "Ramayana" and "The Tale of Lord Rama", the Vanaras were characterized by a slightly smaller stature than humans, with a human face and a monkey body covered with thick brown or red hair. The Vanaras were brave, strong, active, curious, a little irritable. They were very loyal and honest.
Love interests and marriages of apsaras with people and other inhabitants of the Earth. The love story of Apsara Shakuntala and King Dushyanta and Arsara Urvasa and King Pururavasa
In ancient Indian literature, apsaras traditionally act as celestial dancers and courtesans and seducers of asuras (daitya daityas, danavas, snake people) and people. Sometimes they fell in love with them, entered into legal marriages and gave birth to children who turned into kings and heroes. One example is the story of the touching love of Apsara Shakuntala, the heroine of the eponymous drama of the famous Indian poet Kalidasa, who lived probably in the 4th or 5th century, set forth in the Mahabharata and Padma Purana. - and the king of Dushyanta.
The story of the touching love of Apsara Shakuntala of King Dushyanta
Shakuntala was the daughter of Apsara Menaka and Rishi Viswamitra. Menaka left the newborn Shakuntala in the forest, where she was guarded by the Shakunta birds. Then she was found and raised by the hermit Kanva. Once during a hunt, Tsar Dushyanta came to the hermit's abode. He and Shakuntala fell madly in love with each other and married the Gandharvas. When Dusyanta had to return home, he left his ring to Shakuntala as a guarantee of love. After a while, Shakuntala went to Dushyanta, but while bathing in the Ganges, she dropped the ring into the water. By the intent of the rishi who took offense at her, the king did not recognize Shakuntala at the meeting and rejected her, and her mother Menaka took her to the apsara lake, where Shakuntala gave birth to her son Bharata. Meanwhile, the servants of Dushyanta brought him a ring, which turned out to be in the belly of the caught fish. The king remembered his beloved and went to look for her. After many years of searching, he found Shakuntala with his son in heaven and returned with them to his capital.
The love story of Apsara Urvasi and the founder of the Lunar Dynasty Pururavasa
Another example is the love story of Apsara Urvasi and the founder of the Lunar Dynasty of Indian rulers Pururavasa, who lived in Treta-yuga (presumably the Oligocene), when the life expectancy was 10,000 years.
Urvashi used to live "in heaven" in the divine grove "Nandana", which was located in Svarga (Hyperborea) on the slopes of Mount Meru, and belonged to the Solar dynasty, which also included the Aditya gods. The Lunar Dynasty included the descendants of the Naga snake people.
Another example of such marriages was the marriage of a princess - a nagini from the Moon dynasty and a prince (aditya?) From the Solar dynasty. These marriages gave rise to the development of many tribes and royal families (Gandharas, Kekayas, Madras, Yaudheis, Sauvirs, Usinaras, Angi, Vanga, Kalinga, Pundra, Khayhai, Bhoji, Vidarbhi, Chedi, Bharata, Panchala, as well as Yadavi - clan, k who belonged to Krishna himself and whose capital Dvaraka was destroyed during the air attack of Daitya Shalma shortly before Krishna's death).
The gods, Adityas Mitra and Varuna, kindled with love for Urvasi (Example of marriages of apsaras with other representatives of the Solar dynasty of Adityas). She became the wife of Mitra, but her heart lay with Varuna. Urvasi gave birth to two sons - the great sages Agastya and Vasishthy, and the gods did not know who their father was. For this they banished her from heaven.
In the mortal world, Urvasi met Pururavasa. When she saw him, she fell in love with all her heart. And King Pururavas fell in love with the divine maiden, enchanted by her wondrous beauty. Then they got married. But at the same time, the heavenly virgin set two conditions under which she would remain with the earthly king forever. One of them was the obligation of the king never to appear naked in front of her.
They lived happily for many years, and their love for each other grew every day. But then time passed, and in order to return Urvasi to the camp of the gods, without which it was sad and dreary there, Visvavasu, the ruler of the Gandharvas, made Pururavas rise out of bed naked on a dark night, and he himself illuminated him with a flash of lightning. Seeing this, Urvasi left her husband.
Pururavas began to wander around the world in search of his beloved. After going around many countries, he came to Kurukshetra. There he saw a lake covered with lotuses, on which swans were swimming. They were apsaras in the form of swans, and among them was Urvasi. Seeing him, the apsaras appeared before him in their true form of heavenly virgins. Pururavas prayed for Urvasi to return to him, but she was adamant. True, she promised him to give their child if he came back to the lake in a year.
Returning a year later to the lake, Pururavas was met by Urvasi, who invited him to become a Gandharva. Having passed the tests offered by the Gandharvas, Pururavas became one of them and again was able to unite with his beloved Urvasi.
Despite the fact that apsaras were quite often described as the devoted wives of the gods, Gandharvas and mortals (which does not at all fit with their appearance of heavenly courtesans, which some researchers of Indian folklore ascribe to them), they usually abandoned their children. They were raised by hermits or random people. Although, as we have seen, there have been exceptions. And, most likely, not so rare, because apsaras were associated with fertility in ancient India.
A. V. Koltypin