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The Green Eye of the Yellow God, a 1911 poem by J. Milton Hayes, is a famous example of the genre of "dramatic monologue", a music hall staple in the early twentieth century. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The piece was written for and performed by actor and monologist Bransby Williams .
James Milton Hayes MC (1884, in Ardwick – 1940, in Nice), known as J. Milton Hayes, was an English actor and poet, best known for his 1911 dramatic monologue "The Green Eye of the Yellow God", much parodied by his contemporary Stanley Holloway and later by The Goon Show. He also wrote and performed many other monologues.
Odin, a Norse god (he was born with two eyes, but traded one for a drink from Mimir's well) Ojáncanu , one-eyed giant with a ten-fingered hand, a ten-toed foot, a long beard and red hair of Cantabrian mythology who embodies evil, cruelty and brutality
The lyrics reference the yellow idol in J. Milton Hayes' poem The Green Eye of the Yellow God. The first stanza of the poem runs: "There's a one-eyed yellow idol to the north of Kathmandu." [2] [note 1] Another line in the song is "There's UFOs over New York and I ain't too surprised". [4]
A tall, shadowy humanoid figure with yellow glowing eyes, and strange protrusions like the branches of dead trees. She is a servant of Shub-Niggurath. Baoht Z'uqqa-Mogg: The Bringer of Pestilence: A huge, flying scorpion with an ant-like head. [3] Basatan Master of the Crabs: Not described, possibly has fins and tentacles. B'gnu-Thun The Soul ...
The god is referred to by numerous names and kenningar, ... One Eyed Hǫtter Hatter, hat-wearer Hovi ... Yellow-brown Back Jálg, Jálkr Jalk
They are typically portrayed as hulking figures with one or more horns growing out of their heads, massive teeth, and occasionally a third eye in the center of the forehead. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] They are typically depicted with red, blue, black, or yellow colored skin, wearing loincloths of tiger pelt , and carrying iron kanabō clubs. [ 3 ]
He had an eye on his stomach, round and yellow, emitting a glare like a fire-flame. Looking wicked he thrust his big tongue out of his huge mouth licking the sides." [5] The Ramayana presents a similar description of Kabandha. Kabandha had a broad chest and was without a head or neck. He had only one eye on his chest and a mouth on his belly.