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The foxes share people's food and drink. They do not serve a single master. At the time there was a figure of speech saying, "Where there is no fox demon, no village can be established." [10] In the Song dynasty, fox spirit cults, such as those dedicated to Daji, became outlawed, but their suppression was unsuccessful. [11]
Strange is the madness of those into whom demon foxes enter. Sometimes they run naked shouting through the streets. Sometimes they lie down and froth at the mouth, and yelp as a fox yelps. And on some part of the body of the possessed a moving lump appears under the skin, which seems to have a life of its own.
The fox spirit is an especially prolific shapeshifter, known variously as the húli jīng (fox spirit) in China, the kitsune (fox) in Japan, and the kumiho (nine-tailed fox) in Korea. Although the specifics of the tales vary, these fox spirits can usually shapeshift, often taking the form of beautiful young women who attempt to seduce men ...
George the fox from Of Fox and Hounds. Kurama, a fox demon thief who is reborn as a human in Yu Yu Hakusho. Kurama, the nine tailed fox that is sealed inside Naruto Uzumaki from the series Naruto. The little fox, whose name is a "little fox" too. Urusei Yatsura. Mimi LaFloo, a vixen in Bucky O'Hare. Muggy-Doo. Nanao, a tiny kitsune from Ask Dr ...
Reynard - A red fox and trickster figure who plays a central role in the moralistic fables of the Reynard cycle. Saci - A Brazilian folklore character, a one-legged black or mulatto youngster with holes in the palms of his hands, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red cap. Sang Kancil, the mouse-deer trickster of Malaysian and Indonesian ...
Huli jing or Kitsune or Kumiho – Fox spirits, like Fairies (China, Japan, Korea) Huodou – a large black dog that can emit flames from its mouth (China) Kludde - (Belgium) demon summoned from the ashes of witches taking the form of a black wolf with bat wings, a birds beak and bear claws.
This demon or group of demons cannot be thwarted through normal weapons and ordinary means. Its presence indicates heaven's displeasure and necessitates the need for repentance on the part of the emperor and the governing bureaucracy. Fox Demons (狐妖): [6] [40] [41] A recurring being in Chinese folk belief and literature. Said to be able to ...
The demon Naberius (also Naberus, Nebiros and Cerberus, Cerbere) was first mentioned by Johann Weyer in 1583. [17] He is supposedly the most valiant Marquis of Hell, and has nineteen legions of demons under his command. He makes men cunning in all arts, but especially in rhetoric, speaking with a hoarse voice. He also restores lost dignities ...