The Japanese god who protects Buddhist monastic sects, Idaten is particularly important to followers of the Zen tradition. He is known for his great speed. He wears a Chinese helmet and carries a sword.
Amaterasu is the highest deity in Japanese mythology. In the most famous legend about her, she shuts herself away in a cave, bringing disasters to both the world and heaven.
Raijin and Fujin are among the most feared and respected Japanese deities. These two gods are the masters of lightning and storms, two devastating meteorological phenomena in a country regularly hit by typhoons.
In Shinto and Buddhism, Raijin is a warrior-protector who brings both destruction and life, illustrating how the two are deeply connected. It is said that Raijin's lightning, when it struck a crop, would produce a bountiful yield. Raijin is more a trickster than a malevolent figure.
Raijin, also called Raiden or Raiden-sama, the god of thunder and lightning in Japanese mythology.
Futsunushi (経津主神, Futsunushi-no-Kami, also 布都怒志命 or 布都努志命, Futsunushi-no-Mikoto), also known as Iwainushi (斎主神 or 伊波比主神, Iwainushi-no-Kami), is a warrior god in Japanese mythology.
MBStarscream: Zeus' strength rivals that of Hercules', so his strength trumped Raiden's. Both have healing powers, but Zeus' regeneration also trumped Raiden's.
and shin 神, 'kami' or 'god'. He is usually depicted as an “oni” … a demonic ogre often red in color … beating on drums to create thunder. Raijin statue at Ninnaji Temple, Kyoto.
The word Shinigami translates to “death god”. It comes from two Japanese words; “shi” and “kami”. “Shi” is the Japanese word for death, while “kami” is the word used for gods and spirits. Japanese folklore presents Shinigami to be a less terrifying version of the western Grim Reaper, the “harvester of souls”.
Izanagi and Izanami, (Japanese: “He Who Invites” and “She Who Invites”) in full Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto, the central deities (kami) in the Japanese creation myth. They were the eighth pair of brother-and-sister gods to appear after heaven and earth separated out of chaos.
The word "Shinto", 神道in Japanese, means the "way of the gods" and defines the existence of a myriad of gods. The quasi-infinite number of Shinto deities in Japan is sometimes estimated to 8 million.
The god of pain in Japanese mythology refers to the kami, Okininushi (also known as Oanamuchi), a hero from The Kojiki. A kami is a supernatural hero, deity, or divine spirit worshipped in the Shinto religion.
Hachiman (八幡神) is the god of war and the divine protector of Japan and its people. Originally an agricultural deity, he later became the guardian of the Minamoto clan. His symbolic animal and messenger is the dove.
Ryūjin (龍神, lit. "Dragon God"), which in some traditions is equivalent to Ōwatatsumi, was the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology. In many versions Ryūjin had the ability to transform into a human shape.
Tengu: The Japanese Demon That's Basically a Mini-God Full of Pride, Full of Power. In Japanese folklore, many stories include spirits, supernatural creatures, and demons called yokai. And of all the yokai, the tengu is the one that might seem most familiar to a modern Westerner.
Kagutsuchi is the Japanese god of fire. His fiery nature killed his mother, the divine creator Izanami, during birth. He is the god of blacksmiths and ceramic workers.
Amaterasu, in full Amaterasu Ōmikami, (Japanese: “Great Divinity Illuminating Heaven”), the celestial sun goddess from whom the Japanese imperial family claims descent, and an important Shintō deity.
Raijin (雷神, lit. "Thunder God"), also known as Kaminari-sama (雷様), Raiden-sama (雷電様), Narukami (鳴る神) Raikou (雷公), and Kamowakeikazuchi-no-kami is a god of lightning, thunder and storms in Japanese mythology and the Shinto religion.
Raiju are the sort of pets of the god Raijin. They are the incarnation of lightning, often seen as taking the shape of wolves, snakes, or weasels and are also commonly thought of as shapeshifters. This is where the superstitions about belly buttons come from.
Raijū (雷獣, "thunder animal" or "thunder beast") is a legendary creature from Japanese mythology.
Wiz: Raiden is a clever and versatile combatant, but was completely overpowered by Thor's strength.
Athena and Aphrodite can defeat Zeus. In the context of Greek mythology, there are a few candidates for gods even more powerful than Zeus. The foremost among them would be Nyx, the goddess of the night. ... Erebus - second born from primodrial chaos, god of Darkness. ...
In the Theogony, after Zeus defeats the Titans and banishes them to Tartarus, his rule is challenged by the monster Typhon, a giant serpentine creature who battles Zeus for control of the cosmos. According to Hesiod, Typhon is the offspring of Gaia and Tartarus, described as having a hundred snaky fire-breathing heads.