

It seems like a familiar trope to have a powerful being in human form take a
human as their indestructible guardian. 3x3 Eyes has that relationship between
Pai and Yakumo. I'm wondering if it's more than just another expression of
this general trope; if it's an adaptation of an actual legend or traditional
story. There's something compelling about an immortal and her companion both
wanting to just be human.

So, **is 3x3 Eyes based on a real legend or traditional story, or just made
up?**


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Is 3x3 Eyes based on any real legends?


The most closely linked legend I can find is Shiva. Shiva is a hindu deity who
has three eyes and is worshiped by people in the region that Pai is from.

> Third eye: (Trilochana) Shiva is often depicted with a third eye, with which
> he burned Desire (Kāma) to ashes,[98] called "Tryambakam" (Sanskrit:
> त्र्यम्बकम् )(Tamil :நெற்றிக்கண்), which occurs in many scriptural
> sources.[99] In classical Sanskrit, the word ambaka denotes "an eye", and in
> the Mahabharata, Shiva is depicted as three-eyed, so this name is sometimes
> translated as "having three eyes".[100] However, in Vedic Sanskrit, the word
> ambā or ambikā means "mother", and this early meaning of the word is the
> basis for the translation "three mothers".[101][102] These three mother-
> goddesses who are collectively called the Ambikās.[103] Other related
> translations have been based on the idea that the name actually refers to
> the oblations given to Rudra, which according to some traditions were shared
> with the goddess Ambikā.[104] It has been mentioned that when Shiva loses
> his temper badly, his third eye opens which can destroy most of the things
> to ashes.

source: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva>

This is the best three eyed deity of the correct region I could find. I think
that 3x3 eyes may have taken part of the legend as inspiration and then ran
with it.


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