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  2. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    The god of commerce and prosperity, sometimes considered a patron of cooks, farmers and bankers, and a protector of crops. He is also considered a demon hunter. One of the Seven Lucky Gods. Daitengu The wisest, most powerful tengu, each of whom resembles a red-skinned old man with a long nose and lives on a separate mountain.

  3. Oni - Wikipedia

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    An oni (鬼 ( おに )) (/ ˈ oʊ n iː / OH-nee) is a kind of yōkai, demon, orc, ogre, or troll in Japanese folklore. They are believed to live in caves or deep in the mountains. [ 2 ] Oni are known for their superhuman strength and have been associated with powers like thunder and lightning, [ 2 ] along with their evil nature manifesting ...

  4. List of hunting deities - Wikipedia

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    Oshosi, the orisha also known as the "hunter of a single arrow", also the deity of the forests. Yoruba mythology Etymology: from the Yoruba people in West Africa to include the countries Nigeria and Benin, foreparents to practices or Santería, Lucumí, and other religions of the Caribbean, and the Americas.

  5. Shuten-dōji - Wikipedia

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    Shuten-dōji (酒呑童子, also sometimes called 酒顛童子, 酒天童子, or 朱点童子) is a mythical oni or demon leader of Japan, who according to legend was killed by the hero Minamoto no Raikō. Although decapitated, the demon's detached head still took a bite at the hero, who avoided death by wearing multiple helmets stacked on his ...

  6. Mazoku - Wikipedia

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    The term "mazoku" was used to describe the asura and yaksha in Hindu mythology, as well as Zoroastrianism's daeva. It is a general term for devils, demons and evil beings. In Japanese polytheism, it is an antonym of 神族 (shinzoku), "the tribe of gods". A maō is a king or ruler over mazoku. For instance, in Bible translations, Satan is a maō.

  7. List of Japanese deities - Wikipedia

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    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] Kukurihime no Kami (菊理媛神), a goddess enshrined at Shirayama Hime Shrine.

  8. Momiji (oni) - Wikipedia

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    Taira no Koremochi falls asleep by the side of Momiji. ("The Demon of Mount Togakushi", 1890. From the "Thirty-six Ghosts" series by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka). Momiji (Japanese 紅葉) [a] is a female oni in Japanese folklore, whose story is known as The Legend of Momiji (紅葉伝説).

  9. Yūrei - Wikipedia

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    The yūrei is one of the only creatures in Japanese mythology to have a preferred haunting time (midtime of the hours of the Ox; around 2:00 am–2:30 am, when the veils between the world of the dead and the world of the living are at their thinnest).