five-headed dragon
deity water Japanese single tradition · 1
A five-headed dragon who is one of the central figures of the Enoshima Engi alongside Benzaiten. The dragon appears in the history of the shrines on Enoshima written by the Buddhist monk Kōkei in 1047.
When
- First attested
- 1047 CE
- Attested period
- 1047 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Central figure in the Enoshima Engi written by Kōkei in 1047.
Relationships
- allied with
- Benzaiten
- co occurs with
- dragon-king of Munetsuchi
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“she and a five-headed dragon are the central figures of the Enoshima Engi, a history of the shrines on Enoshima written by the Japanese Buddhist monk Kōkei (皇慶) in 1047.”
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