{"id":91,"date":"2007-07-31T18:18:15","date_gmt":"2007-07-31T22:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blogx\/?p=134"},"modified":"2009-08-26T18:29:11","modified_gmt":"2009-08-26T22:29:11","slug":"do-not-read-this-article-the-akvan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=91","title":{"rendered":"Do Not, Read this Article!: The Akvan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Article by Rebecca
\nImage by Will Hobbs (www.sirwilliamwesley.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

We\u2019re talking about Akvan. Akvan is a div, which is an evil spirit in Persian mythology whose modus operandi is to do harm to humans. Whether it\u2019s through spreading lies or destruction, it is all done for nothing more than the pleasure of it. Of great power and strength, Akvan has the stereotypical wide mouth, fangs, and horns of a demon. He has claw-like toenails on his wide flat feet and a tail that is not quite hidden by his short skirt. Akvan is a very large and powerful example of a div, but fortunately, he is lacking in intelligence and is entirely predictable. He will always do the opposite of whatever is asked of him.<\/p>\n

Akvan is featured in the Persian epic poem Shah-Nameh. In it, Rustem, the hero, is sleeping when Akvan disrupts him with a surprise attack. Certain of his victory, Akvan asks Rustem if he would rather be thrown from the mountaintop and be devoured by the beasts on the rocks below or thrown into the sea and be devoured by whales. Well, Rustem knew Akvan\u2019s weakness, so he said that he wished to be thrown from the mountaintop. Akvan tossed Rustem into the ocean. Since Rustem was a strong swimmer, he was easily able to navigate his way to shore.<\/p>\n

The moral of the story is most demons and evil spirits have some kind of weakness or fatal flaw. You will do well to learn as many of these as you can\u2026by reading many more columns in The Magical Buffet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"