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** Loki was a full-blooded jotun, not a half-jotun, and he was not blood-related to any of the Asgardians. This notion probably got started by ''[[The Mighty Thor]]'' (but was correctly portrayed in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]).
* [[Yokai]] are often called "Japanese ghosts" by Western fans of anime, manga, and/or Japanese film. While many stories of Yokai do suggest they were formally-living humans, they are more demonic representations of unexplainable things, like disease, bad weather, or negative emotions. The true term for a "Japanese ghost" would be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%ABrei Yūrei], which also appear frequently in Eastern media. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1DSaJVPVms (A good analysis of the difference is given here.)]
* In [[Classical Mythology]], Artemis was a goddess who vowed to remain eternally chaste, and the only man she ever loved was Orion. Except the second part was a modern invention. In the original myths, Artemis and Orion were more like [[Platonic Life Partners]].
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