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  2. Mizuchi - Wikipedia

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    Compare Japanese kōryū or kōryō 蛟竜 "rain dragon; hidden genius; Kaiten torpedo". Noragami (manga, anime) – the character Nora is called Mizuchi by Father and is frequently shown walking over water. Spirited Away (anime, movie) – the character Haku looks like a Mizuchi and he is a river spirit.

  3. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    A general term for various water demons that eat corpses. Mujina A shapeshifting badger spirit. Myōbu A title sometimes given to a higher-ranking kitsune servant of Inari Ōkami. Myōjin A title historically given to kami and, by extension, their shrines. Myōken

  4. List of water deities - Wikipedia

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    Water god in an ancient Roman mosaic. Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water.Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important.

  5. Suijin - Wikipedia

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    The Shinto water god is believed to be the guardian of fishermen and the patron saint of fertility, motherhood, and painless childbirth.People worship Suijin with offerings, believing that doing so will ensure pure and unpolluted water for drinking, agriculture, and sanitation, and will bring success in fishing trips, fertility, motherhood, and easy childbirth. [3]

  6. Water spirit - Wikipedia

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    Some water spirits in traditional African religion include: Mami Wata is a transcultural pantheon of water spirits and deities of the African diaspora. For the many names associated with Mami Wata spirits and goddess, see Names of Mami Wata. [1] Owu Mmiri of some riverine people of Nigeria are often described as mermaid-like spirit of water. [2]

  7. Kappa (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    In traditional Japanese folklore a kappa (河童, "river-child") —also known as kawatarō (川太郎, "river-boy"), komahiki (駒引, "horse-puller"), with a boss called kawatora (川虎, "river-tiger") or suiko (水虎, "water-tiger") —is a reptiloid kami with similarities to yōkai.

  8. List of Japanese deities - Wikipedia

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    Kuraokami (闇龗) is a legendary Japanese dragon and Shinto deity of rain and snow. Kushinadahime; Kuzuryū, minor water deity. [21] Mizuhanome, water kami. [23] Moreya (洩矢神) Nakisawame, kami born from Izanagi's tears after his wife's death. [24] Nesaku, a star god. [21] Oshirasama (おしら様)

  9. Umibōzu - Wikipedia

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    Umibōzu (海坊主, "sea priest") is a giant, black, human-like being and is the figure of a yōkai from Japanese folklore. Other names include Umihōshi (海法師, "sea priest") or Uminyūdō (海入道, "sea priest"). Little is known of the origin of umibōzu but it is a mythical sea-spirit creature and as such has multiple sightings ...