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Kitsune have as many as nine tails. [42] Generally, a greater number of tails indicates an older and more powerful Kitsune; in fact, some folktales say that a fox will only grow additional tails after it has lived 100 years. [43] (In the wild, the typical lifespan of a real fox is one to three years, although individuals may live up to ten ...
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 ...
The old Chinese text Classic of Mountains and Seas, the earliest record to document the nine-tailed fox, mentioned that the fox with nine tails came from and lived in the country called Qingqiu three hundreds miles east, the term meaning "green hill" interpreted as the country or region of the east and was later historically used to refer to the region of Korea at least since the era during ...
Fox spirits and nine-tailed foxes appear frequently in Chinese folklore, literature, and mythology. Depending on the story, the fox spirit's presence may be a good or a bad omen. [ 2 ] The motif of nine-tailed foxes from Chinese culture was eventually transmitted and introduced to Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese cultures.
Nine-tailed fox; S. Sky Fox (mythology) T. Teumessian fox; V. Vulpecula This page was last edited on 8 September 2019, at 22:21 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
The nine-tailed fox turned into a man in a white shirt and entered the Man's crowd, singing together and luring boys and girls into hiding in a mountain cave. The nine-tailed fox sometimes turns into a beautiful girl, enticing boys, sometimes turns into a handsome young man to flirt with village girl; sometimes it's the devil that scares people...
The Evolution of a Legend: A Comparison of the Character of Tamamo no Mae Portrayed in Muromachi Period Otogizōshi and in the Late-Edo Vendetta Tale, Ito guruma kyūbi no kitsune (The Spinning Wheel and the Nine-Tailed Fox) (PDF) (MA). Asian Languages & Civilizations Graduate Theses & Dissertations. Vol. 6. University of Colorado at Boulder.
Ninetales, a nine-tailed fox Pokémon This page was last edited on 15 February 2024, at 00:14 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...