BestiarypediaThe bestiary of every mythology
Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.
Tenjin
Tenjin, god of lightning and scholarship in the Shinto pantheon
Tenjin is the kami into which Sugawara no Michizane transformed after his death, worshipped as the protector of scholarship and calligraphy.
Amaterasu
Amaterasu, goddess of the sun and imperial ancestor in the Shinto pantheon
Amaterasu is the sun goddess and imperial ancestor of the Shinto pantheon, venerated at Ise with attributes of mirror, ravens and rice.
Ryūjin
Ryūjin, sovereign kami of the seas in Shintō mythology
Ryūjin is the sovereign kami of the seas in Shintō mythology, owner of the two tide pearls and father of the Japanese imperial dynasty.
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