spirit of Mt. Akagi

nature_spirit mountain Japanese folklore single tradition · 1

A mountain spirit that took the shape of a monstrous giant snake or centipede during the reign of Emperor Seiwa (858–876). This spirit clashed fiercely with the gongen of Mt. Nikkō and was winning the battle until the archer Banji Banzaburō slew it with only two arrows.

When

First attested
858 CE
Attested period
1193 – 2020
Historical notes
Story documented in the Yamadachi konpon no maki scroll written in 1193, events set during Emperor Seiwa's reign (858–876).

Relationships

manifests as
giant snake, centipede

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“the gongen of Mt. Nikkō in Shimotsuke Province was clashing fiercely with the spirit of Mt. Akagi which had taken the shape of a monstrous giant snake or centipede”

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