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  2. Shinigami - Wikipedia

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    In the Hamamatsu area, Shizuoka Prefecture, a shinigami would possess people and lead them to mountains, seas, and railroads where people have died. In those places, the dead would have a "death turn" ( shiniban ), and as long as there is nobody to die there next, they shall never ascend even if they were given a service, and it was said that ...

  3. List of Death Note characters - Wikipedia

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    The Shinigami King (死神大王, Shinigami Daiō), also known as the King of Death, is the ruler of the Shinigami. An unseen character in the main series, the Shinigami King governs the Shinigami and controls distribution of the Death Notes. It is not made clear if he creates them or just has a certain supply, as he is unwilling to replace ...

  4. List of legendary creatures from Japan - Wikipedia

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    Shinigami Malevolent spirits that appear where people have died violently and try to lure others to similar if not identical deaths. Shintai Physical objects worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as repositories where spirits or kami reside. They are not the kami themselves, just temporary repositories which make the kami accessible for humans ...

  5. Psychopomp - Wikipedia

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    In Japanese mythology, the shinigami have been described as psychopomps. [4] The form of Shiva as Tarakeshwara in Hinduism performs a similar role, although leading the soul to moksha rather than an after-life. Additionally, in the Bhagavata Purana, the Visnudutas and Yamadutas are also messengers for their respective masters, Vishnu and Yama.

  6. Shikigami - Wikipedia

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    Shikigami are conjured beings, made alive through a complex conjuring ceremony. Their power is connected to the spiritual force of their master, where if the invoker is well introduced and has much experience, their shiki can possess animals and even people and manipulate them, but if the invoker is careless, their shikigami may get out of control in time, gaining its own will and ...

  7. Are vampires real? Here's what the experts say - AOL

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    That said, there certainly are people who consider themselves vampires. And, yes, they drink blood. There are energy vampires as well, like Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch), the emotionally-draining ...

  8. List of Japanese deities - Wikipedia

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    Hachiman (八幡神) is the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people. Originally an agricultural deity, he later became the guardian of the Minamoto clan. His symbolic animal and messenger is the dove. Inari Ōkami (稲荷大神) The god or goddess of rice and fertility.

  9. Are werewolves real? The facts and history behind the myth

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    The werewolf trials. While most people know of the witch trials that took place in Europe and in the American colonies (including Salem, Massachusetts) during the 1500's and 1600's, few are aware ...