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Kōjin (三宝荒神), is the god of fire, the hearth, and the kitchen. Konjin (金神) Kotoshironushi (事代主神) Kuebiko (久延毘古), the god of knowledge and agriculture, represented in Japanese mythology as a scarecrow who cannot walk but has comprehensive awareness. Kukunochi, believed to be the ancestor of trees. [22]
Nergal, Mesopotamian god of the sun, underworld, war, and destruction; Perses (Titan), god of destruction in Greek mythology; Shiva, one of the principal deities of Hinduism, known as The Destroyer; Kali, wife of Shiva's aspect, Mahakala; Owuo, Akan god of Death and Destruction. Known as the Death of Creation (The Destroyer)
Daikokuten was also linked or identified with other deities such as Ugajin, Benzaiten (the Buddhist version of Sarasvatī), Vaiśravana-Bishamonten, the earth god Kenrō Jijin (derived from the Indian earth goddess Pṛthivī, though the deity is also portrayed in Japan as male [29]), or the wisdom king Acala (Fudō Myōō in Japanese). [28]
Beerus, the God of Destruction (Japanese: 破壊神ビルス, Hepburn: Hakaishin Birusu) is a fictional character from the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama.He made his debut appearance in the 2013 film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods serving as the main antagonist and returned in the 2015 sequel Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' in a supporting roles, as well as in Dragon Ball Super.
Izanami and Izanagi are held to be the creators of the Japanese archipelago and the progenitors of many deities, which include the sun goddess Amaterasu, the moon deity Tsukuyomi and the storm god Susanoo. In mythology, she is the direct ancestor of the Japanese imperial family.
The name ma (魔 – devil) suggests that they are meant to threaten human existence or defy the gods, while -zoku (族 – tribe, clan, family) indicates that they are a family. [ 3 ] Maō ( 魔王 ) is a term derived from mazoku, suggesting a king ( 王 Ō – king, ruler) that rules the mazoku.
Susanoo (スサノオ; historical orthography: スサノヲ, 'Susanowo'), often referred to by the honorific title Susanoo-no-Mikoto, is a kami in Japanese mythology.The younger brother of Amaterasu, goddess of the sun and mythical ancestress of the Japanese imperial line, he is a multifaceted deity with contradictory characteristics (both good and bad), being portrayed in various stories ...
A collective name for three gods of the sea and sailing, born together with Watatsumi when Izanagi purified himself after returning from Yomi. Sunakake-baba An old woman who throws sand in people's faces. Sunekosuri A doglike yōkai from Okayama Prefecture that rubs against people's legs at night or when it is raining and gets in people's way ...