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| − | Acolytes of '''Thuggee''' were a cult of robbers and murderers in [[19th century|19th-century]] [[India]] who were offering their victims to [[Kali]], the goddess of death and destruction. They had a habit of first tricking and then strangling their victims |
+ | Acolytes of '''Thuggee''' were a cult of robbers and murderers in [[19th century|19th-century]] [[India]] who were offering their victims to [[Kali]], the [[Hindu]] goddess of death and destruction. They had a habit of first tricking and then strangling their victims with a [[garrotte]]. |
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| + | In [[1825]], [[Chandra Scindia]] was the Master of Thuggee. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Swords of Kali (comic story)|The Swords of Kali]]'') |
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== Behind the scene == |
== Behind the scene == |
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| − | The word "thug" goes back to Thuggee of India. |
+ | * The word "thug" goes back to Thuggee of India. |
| + | * Despite [[Titan Comics]] replacing the [[Hindu]] goddess [[Kali]] with an invented character Okti in later editions, it was Kali that Thuggee worshiped in the real world. |
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Revision as of 00:46, 27 February 2019
An acolyte of Thuggee is strangling his victim with a garrotte. (COMIC: The Swords of Kali)
Acolytes of Thuggee were a cult of robbers and murderers in 19th-century India who were offering their victims to Kali, the Hindu goddess of death and destruction. They had a habit of first tricking and then strangling their victims with a garrotte.
In 1825, Chandra Scindia was the Master of Thuggee. (COMIC: The Swords of Kali)
Behind the scene
- The word "thug" goes back to Thuggee of India.
- Despite Titan Comics replacing the Hindu goddess Kali with an invented character Okti in later editions, it was Kali that Thuggee worshiped in the real world.
