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
- enemy of
- gongen of Mt. Nikkō
- manifests as
- giant snake, centipede
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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