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"Tsuchigumo" from the Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki by Sekien Toriyama Tsuchigumo, from Bakemono no e scroll, Brigham Young University. Tsuchigumo (土蜘蛛, literally translated "dirt/earth spider") is a historical Japanese derogatory term for renegade local clans, and also the name for a race of spider-like yōkai in Japanese folklore.
Tsuchigumo is a Noh play. [1] More specifically, it is classified as a genzai Noh (現在能), [1] a relatively realistic work featuring human characters and taking place in a linear time line. It is a gobanme-mono (五番目物), [1] meaning that the Nihyakujū-ban Utai Mokuroku (二百拾番謡目録) indicates that its author is unknown. [1]
Apparition of the Spider Princess Depicting a Tsuchigumo (top right) Woodblock print by Yoshitoshi, 1887. The Tsuchigumo (translated as "Earth spiders") [d] of Japan, is a mythical, supernatural creature faced by the legendary Minamoto no Raiko. Depending on the version of the story, the Tsuchigumo was able to take the visage of either a boy or ...
Tenjin-ya's clerk and a Tsuchigumo known for his rough and meddlesome behaviour. He has a younger sister named Suzuran. His Ayakashi form is a giant purple spider with thick legs and red eyes. He used to attack humans to keep his sister safe when they lived in the Human Realm, though he was eventually defeated by Shiro and brought to live in ...
Tsuchigumo make homes out of silk tubes from which they attack their prey. The diet of tsuchigumo includes humans, animals, and anything that it can trap. [87] Some tsuchigumo are depicted as spiders with the face of a demon and the body of a tiger. [88] Historically, "tsuchigumo" was used as a derogatory word in Japanese for renegade local clans.
Jorōgumo can also refer to some species of spiders, such as the Nephila and Argiope spiders. Japanese-speaking entomologists use the katakana form of jorōgumo ( ジョロウグモ ) to refer exclusively to the spider species Trichonephila clavata , and this has been adopted into English as "Joro spider".
Tsuchigumo – Shapeshifting, giant spider; Tsuchinoko – Plump snake-like creature; Tsukumogami – Inanimate object that becomes animated after existing for 100 years; Tsul 'Kalu – Giant nature spirit; Tsurara-onna – Icicle woman
Jorōgumo and Tsuchigumo (spider) Kitsune, Huli Jing, hồ ly tinh and Kumiho (fox) Kawauso (river otter) Kushtaka (otter) Lady White Snake, Ichchhadhari Nag and Yuxa (snake) Pipa Jing (jade pipa) Selkie (seal) Tanuki (racoon dog) Mujina (badger) Toyotama-hime (crocodile or shark) Tsuru Nyōbō (crane) Kaeru Nyōbō (frog) Hamaguri Nyōbō ...