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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Appletun may be based on {{wp|Ladon (mythology)|Ladon}}, a dragon from {{wp|Greek mythology}} that guards the {{wp|golden apple}}s in the {{wp|Garden of the Hesperides}}. It may also draw inspiration from the {{wp|Serpents in the Bible|biblical serpent}}s, sometimes referred to as dragons, one of which persuades Eve to eat from the forbidden fruit of the {{wp|Tree of the knowledge of good and evil}}, most of the times depicted as an apple. Appletun may also be based on the tale of {{wp|Bel and the Dragon}}, about a dragon that | Appletun may be based on {{wp|Ladon (mythology)|Ladon}}, a dragon from {{wp|Greek mythology}} that guards the {{wp|golden apple}}s in the {{wp|Garden of the Hesperides}}. It may also draw inspiration from the {{wp|Serpents in the Bible|biblical serpent}}s, sometimes referred to as dragons, one of which persuades Eve to eat from the {{wp|forbidden fruit}} of the {{wp|Tree of the knowledge of good and evil}}, most of the times depicted as an {{wp|apple}}. Appletun may also be based on the tale of {{wp|Bel and the Dragon}}, about a dragon that bursts open after being fed a cake. It may also be inspired by {{wp|apple pie}}s and {{wp|tortoise}}s. Its Gigantamax form appears to be based on a {{wp|caramel apple}}. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Appletun may be derived from Appleton, a {{wp|toponym}} that | Appletun may be derived from ''Appleton'', a {{wp|toponym}} that means "an orchard" or "place where apples grow". Appletun may also be a combination of ''apple'' and ''{{wp|Ton|ton}}'' (referencing its bulk). It may also be a play on ''apple {{wp|turnover (food)|turnover}}''. | ||
Taruppuru may be a combination of ''{{wp|tart}}'', 怠い ''tarui'' (sluggish), たっぷり ''tappuri'' (onomatopoetic word for plenty), and ''apple''. | Taruppuru may be a combination of ''{{wp|tart}}'', 怠い ''tarui'' (sluggish), たっぷり ''tappuri'' (onomatopoetic word for plenty), and ''apple''. | ||