Yama-inu
nature_spirit mountain Japanese folklore single tradition · 2
A dog-like mountain spirit.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1926 CE
- Attested period
- 1926 – 1989
- Historical notes
- Documented in Koyama Masao's Chiisagata-gun mindanshū during the Shōwa period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Yama-otoko, Yamata no Orochi, Yama-waro, Yanari, Yara-ma-yha-who, Yatagarasu, Yato-no-kami, Yeth hound, Yilbegän, Yobuko, Yomotsu-shikome, Yong, Yōsei, Yosuzume, You Hun Ye Gui, Yowie, Yuan Gui, Yukinko, Yūrei, mukae-inu, okuri-ōkami, yamauba, Yama, Yaksha, Yaoguai, Yakshini, Yuki-onna, Yuxa, Yokai, Yacumama, Yacuruna, Yadōkai, Yagyō-san, Yakshi, Yakubyō-gami, Yali, Yallery-Brown, Yama-biko, Yama-bito, Yama-chichi, Okuri-inu
Mentioned by
- Yama
- Yaksha
- Yaoguai
- Yakshini
- Yuki-onna
- Yuxa
- Yokai
- Yacumama
- Yacuruna
- Yadōkai
- Yagyō-san
- Yakshi
- Yakubyō-gami
- Yali
- Yallery-Brown
- Yama-biko
and 3 more
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Yama-inu (Japanese) – Dog-like mountain spirit”
#5528 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The book also says that in Koumi, yama-inu (see above) are classified either as okuri-inu or mukae-inu (迎え犬; literally, 'welcoming dog'), with okuri-inu being said to protect people like the case from Shioda, and mukae-inu attacking people.”
#7920 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001