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A pair of komainu, the "a" on the right, the "um" on the left. Komainu (狛犬), often called lion-dogs in English, are statue pairs of lion-like creatures, which traditionally guard the entrance or gate of the shrine, or placed in front of or within the honden (inner sanctum) of Japanese Shinto shrines.
Kaya-no-hime, the goddess of vegetation, grass and fields. Kisshōten , goddess of good fortune; [21] also known as Kichijōten, Kisshoutennyo (吉祥天女), and as Kudokuten (功徳天), Kisshōten is the Shinto adaption, via Buddhism, from the Hindu goddess, Lakshmi. Kōjin (三宝荒神), is the god of fire, the hearth, and the kitchen.
JAPANESE EMPERORS: Inahi: Itsuse no Mikoto: Ahiratsu-hime: 711–585 BC Jimmu 660–585 BC (1) Himetataraisuzu-hime [62] Kamo no Okimi: Amenotaneko [60] Miwa clan: Kisumimi: Tagishimimi: 632–549 BC Suizei 581–549 BC (2) Isuzuyori-hime: Hikoyai: Kamuyaimimi d.577 BC: Usami no Mikoto [60] 567–511 BC Annei 549–511 BC (3) Ikisomimi no mikoto
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A pair of lion-dogs that guard the entrances of temples and shrines. Komayō A mysterious enchantress (駒妖) from the Kansai region who appears during full moons to challenge people to games of ōgi, a variant of Shogi. Those who accept her challenge are said to have their souls transformed into yūrei (ghosts). Modern sightings have been ...
Simurgh – A griffin-like creature of Persian mythology with the head of a dog, the body of a lion, the tail of a peacock, and the wings of a hawk. Taweret – The hippopotamus-headed Egyptian Goddess. Wolpertinger – A creature with the head of a rabbit, the body of a squirrel, the antlers of a deer, and the legs and wings of a pheasant.
Japanese gods and goddesses, called kami, are uniquely numerous (there are at least eight million) and varied in power and stature. [1] They are usually descendants from the original trio of gods that were born from nothing in the primordial oil that was the world before the kami began to shape it.
Shisa (Japanese: シーサー, Hepburn: shīsā, Okinawan: シーサー, romanized: shiisaa) is a traditional Ryukyuan cultural artifact and decoration derived from Chinese guardian lions, often seen in similar pairs, resembling a cross between a lion and a dog, from Okinawan mythology. Shisa are wards, believed to protect from some evils.