Okiku
ancestor Japanese single tradition · 2
Okiku is the spirit of a plate-counting servant girl, associated with the "Okiku-Mushi" worm in Japanese folklore.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1741 CE
- Attested period
- 1741 – 1916
- Historical notes
- First appeared in a bunraku play in 1741.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Öksökö, Ōkubi, Okuri-inu, Ole-Higue, Onikuma, Onmoraki, Onoskelis, Onryō, Opiyel Guabiron, Orang Bunian, Orang Minyak, Ördög, Oread, Ork, Orobas, Otso, Ouroboros, Ovinnik, Owlman, Ogun, Oshun, Odin, Osiris, Ōmukade, Obayifo, Obia, Og, Ogre, Ojáncanu, Oni, Orthrus, onibi, Obake, Obariyon, Oceanid, Odei, Odmience, Oiwa, Ōkami
Mentioned by
- Ogun
- Oshun
- Odin
- Osiris
- Ōmukade
- Obayifo
- Obia
- Og
- Ogre
- Ojáncanu
- Oni
- Orthrus
- onibi
- Obake
- Obariyon
- Oceanid
and 4 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Okiku (Japanese) – Spirit of a plate-counting servant girl, associated with the "Okiku-Mushi" worm”
#5138 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“This larva, covered with thin threads making it look as though it had been bound, was widely believed to be a reincarnation of Okiku. The Ningyo Joruri version is set in Himeji Castle, a popular tourist attraction at the castle is Okiku-Ido, or Okiku's Well”
#5863 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001