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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. | |||
[[Category:Human cults]] | [[Category:Human cults]] | ||
[[Category:Human highwaymen]] | [[Category:Human highwaymen]] | ||
[[Category:Human criminal organisations]] | [[Category:Human criminal organisations]] | ||
[[Category:Human murderers]] | [[Category:Human murderers]] | ||
Revision as of 18:16, 16 September 2017
Acolytes of Thuggee were a cult of robbers and murderers in 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. (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.
