Rokurokubi
demonic earth Japanese single tradition · 3
A long-necked, humanoid trickster from Japanese folklore.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Rougarou, Rusalka, Ryū, Futakuchi-onna, yamauba, Ra, Ratatoskr, Raiju, Roc, Rakshasa, Rabisu, Radande, Ragana, Rain Bird, Rainbow crow, Rainbow Serpent, Raróg, Raven Mocker, Raven Spirit, Redcap, Revenant, Kuchisake-onna
- sibling of
- Nure-onna
Mentioned by
- Ra
- Ratatoskr
- Raiju
- Roc
- Rakshasa
- Rabisu
- Radande
- Ragana
- Rain Bird
- Rainbow crow
- Rainbow Serpent
- Raróg
- Raven Mocker
- Raven Spirit
- Redcap
- Revenant
and 1 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Rokurokubi (Japanese) – Long-necked, humanoid trickster”
#5218 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Japanese mythology and folklore, futakuchi-onna belongs to the same class of stories as rokurokubi, kuchisake-onna and yama-uba, women afflicted with a curse or supernatural disease that transforms them into yōkai. The supernatural nature of the women in these stories is usually concealed until the last minute, when”
#6362 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The rokurokubi is a close relative to the nure-onna.”
#7045 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001