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Izanagi: (伊邪那岐神) was a creation deity; he makes up the seventh generation of the Kamiyonanayo, along with his wife and sister, Izanami. [8]Izanami: (伊邪那美神) was a creation deity; she makes up the seventh generation of the Kamiyonanayo, along with her husband and brother, Izanagi.
A pair of characters from Kyūshū, one with long legs and the other with long arms. Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi Children of Ōyamatsumi and the parents of Kushinadahime, whom Susanoo saved from the Yamata-no-Orochi and later married. They are the grandparents of Yashimajinumi, which makes them ancestors of Ōkuninushi. Atago Gongen
Kuebiko (久延毘古) – A Shinto kami of local knowledge and agriculture, represented in Japanese mythology as a scarecrow, who cannot walk but has comprehensive self-awareness and omniscience. Kuji-in (九字印, lit. ' Nine Hand Seals ') – A system of mudras and associated mantras that consist of nine syllables. Kuji-kiri (九字切り, lit.
Japanese mythology is a collection of traditional stories, folktales, and beliefs that emerged in the islands of the Japanese archipelago. Shinto traditions are the cornerstones of Japanese mythology. [ 1 ]
Category: Japanese mythology. 55 languages. ... Characters in Japanese mythology (3 C) K. Kojiki (5 P) Kusanagi no Tsurugi (1 C, 6 P) L. Japanese legends (4 C, 16 P)
This is a family tree of Japanese deities. It covers early emperors until Emperor Ojin, the first definitively known historical emperor, see family tree of Japanese monarchs for a continuation of the royal line into historical times.
A later version of the Kujiki, an ancient Japanese historical text, writes the name of Amanozako, a monstrous female deity born from the god Susanoo's spat-out ferocity, with characters meaning tengu deity (天狗神). The book describes Amanozako as a raging creature capable of flight, with the body of a human, the head of a beast, a long nose ...
Yōkai (妖怪, "strange apparition") are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore.The kanji representation of the word yōkai comprises two characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful", [1] and while the Japanese name is simply the Japanese transliteration or pronunciation of the Chinese term yaoguai (which designates similarly strange creatures), some Japanese ...