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  2. Sanji (One Piece) - Wikipedia

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    Sanji (サンジ, Sanji), born as Vinsmoke Sanji (ヴィンスモーク・サンジ, Vinsumōku Sanji) and also known as "Black leg" Sanji (黒足のサンジ, Kuro Ashi no Sanji), is a fictional character in the One Piece franchise created by Eiichiro Oda. He serves as the cook of Monkey D. Luffy's pirate crew, the Straw Hat Pirates.

  3. Sumiyoshi sanjin - Wikipedia

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    Sumiyoshi sanjin (住吉三神) is the generic name for the three Shinto gods Sokotsutsu no O no Mikoto (底筒男命), Nakatsutsu no O no Mikoto (中筒男命), and Uwatsutsu no O no Mikoto (表筒男命). [1] The Sumiyoshi sanjin are regarded as the gods of the sea and sailing. They are sometimes referred to as the Sumiyoshi daijin ...

  4. List of Japanese deities - Wikipedia

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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]

  5. Kuraokami - Wikipedia

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    The name Kuraokami combines kura 闇 "dark; darkness; closed" and okami 龗 "dragon tutelary of water". This uncommon kanji (o)kami or rei 龗, borrowed from the Chinese character ling 龗 "rain-dragon; mysterious" (written with the "rain" radical 雨, 3 口 "mouths", and a phonetic of long 龍 "dragon") is a variant Chinese character for Japanese rei < Chinese ling 靈 "rain-prayer ...

  6. Japanese mythology - Wikipedia

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    After Izanami's death, the myth of Izanagi's efforts to rescue her from Yomi, an underworld described in Japanese mythology, explains the origins of the cycle of birth and death. [1] After killing their child Kagutsuchi , Izanagi was still grief-stricken, so he undertook the task of finding a way to bring Izanami back from the dead. [ 10 ]

  7. Seven Lucky Gods - Wikipedia

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    Subsequently, other classes of Japanese society looked for gods that could correspond with their professions: Benzaiten as the patron of the arts, Fukurokuju as the patron of the sciences, and so on. In ancient times, these gods were worshiped separately, but this rarely happens today – only when it is required for the god to act on behalf of ...

  8. Ame-no-ohabari - Wikipedia

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    It cuts the Fire God into multiple pieces, creating eight volcano-gods. When blood drips from the blade afterwards, the Sea God Watatsumi and the Rain God Kuraokami are formed. The name of the ten-fist sword wielded by Izanagi is given postscripturally as Ame-no-ohabari , otherwise known as Itsu-no-ohabari.

  9. Ōkuninushi - Wikipedia

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    The god jumped up and brought down his palace around him. Susanoo then pursued them as far as the slopes of Yomotsu Hirasaka (黄泉比良, the "Flat Slope of Yomi"), the borders of the underworld. As the two were fleeing, Susanoo grudgingly gave his blessing to Ōnamuji, renaming him Ōkuninushi-no-Kami (大国主神, "Master of the Great Land ...