Alraune

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Alraune is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

According to official profiles, Alraune is based on a piece of German folklore (mistakenly labeled Norse in localizations) about the mandrake plant, which was believed to grow where a hanged man's semen hit the ground. This legend was mentioned by English botanist William Turner, who wrote that he heard it from a doctor in Cologne.[1] German author Hanns Heinz Ewers wrote a novel inspired by this titled Alraune (which means "mandrake"), which is alluded to in some official profiles.

Design

Gameplay

For complete gameplay information, see Gameplay:Alraune.

Compendium

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Shin Megami Tensei:
Strange Journey 		A cursed Norse spirit in the form of a beautiful woman, known to bloom from the blood of hanged men.

She was believed to tell secrets if properly tended too.

Devil Summoner
(Akuma Zensho; PSP) 		出身地：ドイツ
絞首台の下に生えるといわれる植物の魔物。その名は「秘密に通じる」という意味の古いドイツ語に由来する。
盗みを繰り返した男が絞首刑にかけられたとき大地に血を落とすと、そこからアルラウネが生まれるとされる。
アルラウネには、その所持者に幸運を与える不思議な力があるとされたため、人々はこれを求めた。
ドイツのロマン主義文学の中にはアルラウネを題材にしたものもあり、姿を変えたアルラウネをみることができる。
Translation: Place of origin: Germany
A plant demon said to grow under gallows. The name originally comes from an old German word meaning "to lead to a secret".
It is said that, if blood falls to the earth when a man who has repeatedly stolen is hanged, from there an Alraune is born.
Alraune was said to have the mysterious power to grant good luck to its owner, so people sought it out.
Alraune was also a subject in German Romantic literature, where it can be seen in a different form.
Soul Hackers
(3DS) 		A cursed Norse spirit in the form of a beautiful woman, known to bloom from the blood of hanged men. She was believed to tell secrets if properly tended to.
Persona 4 A cursed Norse spirit in the form of a beautiful woman, known to bloom from the blood of hanged men. She was believed to tell secrets if properly tended to.
Persona Q:
Shadow of the Labyrinth 		A cursed Norse spirit in the form of a beautiful woman, known to bloom from the blood of hanged men. She was believed to tell secrets if properly tended to.

Game Appearances

Shin Megami Tensei IV

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Nomenclature

Alraune is German for "mandrake".

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese アルラウネ Aruraune Alraune

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "Myths and mandrakes", Anthony John Carter. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 96(3), pp. 144-147. Published March 2003. doi:10.1258/jrsm.96.3.144
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