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The Japanese Shinto sun goddess, ruler of the Plain of Heaven, whose name means 'shining heaven' or 'she who shines in the heavens.' She takes on the form of a wolf in the game Okami, and is also the game's protagonist.
The Japanese goddess of the sun. She was once considered the divine progenitor of the Japanese people.
One of the four celestial beasts of Chinese mythology, known as the white tiger of the west. He represents metal and the Autumn season.
The god of poverty in Japanese folklore. He is associated with superstitious ceremonies that were often held in Japanese households to ensure economic security.
The most powerful of the Four heavenly Kings. He is guardian of the North.
Chibiterasu is the protagonist of Okamiden: Chiisaki Taiyo. Chibiterasu is much younger and less powerful than his mother, Amaterasu the sun goddess.
A Japanese wind god, also called Futen.
The collective tutelary goddesses of purification in Japanese tradition. They were born from Izanagi after his purification at Awagihara.
Izanagi is the father of creation in Japanese mythology. He was forced to mourn the death of his wife Izanami, but was famously unwilling to accept it.
The Japanese goddess of creation, she was killed while birthing Kagutsuchi, setting off a major arc in Japanese mythology. She is also the "reincarnated goddess" that provides the namesake of the Megami Tensei franchise.
A folk ninja with the ability to shape-shift into an enormous toad. He appears as the eponymous protagonist of the classic Japanese folktale "The Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya".
The mysterious protagonist of the classic Japanese folktale "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter". She was found inside the stalk of a bamboo plant and raised by an elderly farmer, though she was originally born in Tsuki-no-Miyako, the capital of the moon.
In Japanese mythology she is the dragon goddess. She is also the Shinto goddess of negotiation and meditation.
A young folk hero of Japanese lore, more commonly known as Kintaro, or Sakata no Kintoki. He was supposedly raised by Yama-uba on Mt. Ashigara, where he befriended the local wildlife.
The Japanese goddess of cherry blossoms.
Kuzenbo is a deity from the Japanese pantheon. He is a Kappa, an anthopromorphic turtle. He features as a playable Guardian character in Smite.
Star of the Momotaro Densetsu and Momotaro Dentetsu games. Character is based on Japanese myth.
Japanese goddess born from Izanagi's tears while mourning the death of Izanami. She is associated with natural springs.
Orochi is an eight-headed, eight-tailed dragon from Japanese mythology. It typically appears in video games as some form of a boss, possibly most famously in Okami.
A former student of Jiraiya, who learned forbidden snake magic and turned against him.
Japanese god of disorder, born after its twin, Yaso-Magatsuhi. Ou-Magatsuhi means "god of great disorder" and may go by the alternate name Ou-ayatsuhi.
A mythical hybrid beast of Chinese lore. They were said to be portents of good omen, often appearing besides goodly rulers or wise sages.
A celestial creature from Chinese mythology. It represents the direction east, spring and the element of wood.
A Japanese god of thunder and lightning; better known in the west as Raiden.
The primary figure and founder of Buddhism, commonly referred to as Gautama Buddha, or simply "Buddha". In Hinduism, he is regarded as the 9th avatar of Vishnu, the supreme lord and preserver of the universe. In Ahmadiyya Islam, he is considered a prophet of God.
A god from Japanese mythology, who was born along with Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi when Izanagi washed his face of the evils of Yomi. Usually appears as the ultimate Persona of the Fool arcana in the Persona games.
A woman appearing in numerous folktales of the Kamakura era. Her depiction varies throughout, sometimes portrayed as an ogress, other times as a female bandit.
A renowned female samurai of the Heian era. She was thought to have fought in the Genpei War alongside Minamoto no Yoshinaka.
The slug-summoning wife of the gallant ninja Jiraiya.
A tormented apparition of Japanese folklore, thought to wander the road leading from this world to the next. He appears in the form of a blazing wheel, at the center of which can be seen the anguished face of a man.
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