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Pages in category "Mythological and legendary Japanese birds" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The legendary Fènghuáng bird of China, that rules over all other birds. Hoori The youngest son of Ninigi-no-Mikoto and Konohanasakuya-hime, who married Toyotama-hime and became the grandfather of Emperor Jimmu. Hoshi no Tama A ball guarded by a kitsune (fox spirit) which can give the one who obtains it power to force the kitsune to help them.
The basan as depicted in Takehara Shunsen's Ehon Hyaku Monogatari. The Basan (波山), alternatively referred to as Basabasa (婆娑婆娑) or Inuhōō (犬鳳凰), [1] is a fowl-like bird with origins stemming from Japanese mythology and folklore and illustrated in Takehara Shunsen's Ehon Hyaku Monogatari and the Gazu Hyakki Yagyō.
A later version of the Kujiki, an ancient Japanese historical text, writes the name of Amanozako, a monstrous female deity born from the god Susanoo's spat-out ferocity, with characters meaning tengu deity (天狗神). The book describes Amanozako as a raging creature capable of flight, with the body of a human, the head of a beast, a long nose ...
In Japanese mythology, the Yatagarasu is said to have guided Emperor Jimmu to Kashihara in Yamato, and is believed to be a god of guidance. He is also believed to be an incarnation of the sun . In the Kojiki , he was sent by Takamimusubi , and in the Nihon Shoki , he was sent by Amaterasu .
Originally, the nue were stated to be a bird that resembles the green pheasant, [4] but their precise identity is unknown. The 夜 within the 鵺 character is phonetic component and thus does not carry a meaning with it. The character 鵼 (kou or kuu) is determined to be a kind of strange bird. [4]
Mythological and legendary Japanese birds (1 C, 11 P) P. Phoenix birds (1 C, 16 P) S. Sirens (mythology) (28 P) Swan maidens (1 C, 25 P) Pages in category "Legendary ...
[3] [4] The name of this valley is derived from the ascetic Sōjō Ichiyen. [4] In Japanese, the name Sōjōbō is composed of three kanji: 僧,正,坊. The first two characters of Sōjōbō's name,sōjō (僧正) mean "Buddhist high priest" in Japanese. The final kanji, bō (坊), also means "Buddhist priest" but is also commonly used to mean ...