ZyuRanger Mythical References
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A list of mythical references in ZyuRanger.
Arabian References
- Lamp Spirit Jinn is a reference to the tale of Aladdin (episode 11). This episode probably isn't a reference to the animated Disney movie, because original airing of the episode aired May 1, 1992, while the movie didn't release in Japan till August 7, 1993.
Greek References
- Bandora might be a reference to the myth of Pandora's Box. In the original story, Pandora's curiosity gets the better of her, and she opens a door that unleashes all of the suffering into the world. In ZyuRanger, astronauts find the container which has Bandora sealed away. They open it, and unleash her evil upon the world.
- A pig-like monster, Dora Circe, is named after Circe, a sorceress that transformed Ulysses' companions in pigs.
- The mecha piloted by Bandora's son Kai, Dora Talos, is named after Talos, a bronze giant from the Greek Mythology.
- A shape-shifting white baboon/gorilla/ape monster, PriGorilla, is inspired by the monkeys and the apes that imitate humans as mentioned by a sinner in Canto XXI of "Inferno" in The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.
- A fire-breathing iguana/salamander monster, Galamander, is inspired by the salamander, a mythical creature said to be born out of the flames.