Who is the Japanese version of Zeus?

雷神 (Raaydzin) literally "thunder god" is a Japanese version of Greek thunder god Zeus, or just yet another additional ethnic name for Him.

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Who is the Japanese equivalent of Zeus?

Raijin: Thunder God

Raijin, the god of thunder and lightning, is essentially the Zeus of Japan.

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Who is the highest god in Japanese mythology?

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.

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Who is the Japanese supreme god?

AMATERASU ŌMIKAMI. AMATERASU ŌMIKAMI is the supreme deity in Japanese mythology and the ancestor goddess of the imperial family. Amaterasu was born when the creator god Izanagi washed his left eye.

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Who is the Japanese creator god?

Izanagi (イザナギ/伊邪那岐/伊弉諾) or Izanaki (イザナキ), formally known as Izanagi-no-Mikoto (伊邪那岐命/伊弉諾尊, meaning "He-who-invites" or the "Male-who-invites"), is the creator deity (kami) of both creation and life in Japanese mythology.

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What are the 4 gods Japanese?

The Four Guardian Deities are a pantheon of four divine beasts; namely, the Blue Dragon, the White Tiger, the Red Phoenixes and the Black Tortoise and Serpent.

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Who is the smartest Japanese god?

Omoikane (思兼 or 思金) is a Shinto god of wisdom and intelligence. His name means "serving one's thoughts." A heavenly deity who is called upon to "ponder" and give good counsel in the deliberations of the heavenly deities. In the myth where Amaterasu hid in a cave, he was tasked to find a way to get her out.

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Who is the most powerful Chinese god?

Shangdi is seen as one of the most powerful gods, primarily because of his Shang and Zhou influences, both of which played a prominent role in developing Chinese culture.

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Who is the most powerful demon in Japan?

It has been said that Shuten-dōji was the strongest oni of Japan. Academic folklorist Kazuhiko Komatsu has counted Shuten-dōji among the three most feared yōkai in medieval Kyoto, alongside the vixen Tamamo-no-Mae and the demon Ōtakemaru.

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Who are the 2 gods of Japan?

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.

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Who is the luckiest god in the world?

Fukurokuju (sometimes omitted)

He is the god of wisdom, luck, longevity, wealth and happiness. This god receives certain credits, such as being one of the Chinese philosophers who could live without eating (breatharian). Moreover, he is the only god who was said to have the ability to resurrect the dead.

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Who are the 2 gods of Japanese mythology?

Japanese Gods
  • Amaterasu. Japanese sun goddess, the queen of heaven, kami, and creation itself. ...
  • Ame-no-Uzume. Japanese goddess of the dawn, who saved the world from eternal night. ...
  • Benzaiten. Japanese goddess of luck and wisdom, kami of all that flows, from water to time. ...
  • Bishamonten. ...
  • Daikokuten. ...
  • Ebisu. ...
  • Fujin. ...
  • Fukurokuju.

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Who is the strongest person in Japanese mythology?

Kintarō (金太郎, often translated as "Golden Boy") is a folk hero from Japanese folklore. A child of superhuman strength, he was raised by a yama-uba ("mountain witch") on Mount Ashigara.

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Who is the king of Japanese mythology?

In Japanese folklore and mythology, Sōjōbō (Japanese: 僧正坊, pronounced [soːʑoːboː]) is the mythical king and god of the tengu, legendary creatures thought to inhabit the mountains and forests of Japan. Sōjōbō is a specific type of tengu called daitengu and has the appearance of a yamabushi, a Japanese mountain hermit.

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Who are the most feared Japanese gods?

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.

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Who are the 3 Chinese gods?

Fulushou, Wade-Giles romanization Fu-Lu-Shou, in Chinese mythology, a collective term for the three so-called stellar gods, taken from their names: Fuxing, Luxing, and Shouxing.

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Who can defeat Sun Wukong?

This means that Heracles is 16.5x stronger than Wukong at worst, and realistically nearly 300 times more powerful. Regardless of which end you use, this means that Heracles is capable of swiftly destroying Wukong's body and overpowering him when need be. As far as speed goes, the demigod also comes out on top.

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Who is the Korean god?

Mireuk is the Korean creator god. His name refers to Maitreya, the name of the Buddha, and it is believed that Mireuk was an indigenous deity whose name was replaced with one which referred to Buddhism at some point in history. In the northern Korean creation narrative, Mireuk is the god who separates heaven and earth.

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Who is the father of Japanese gods?

Izanagi is considered the father of the Japanese pantheon and is sometimes portrayed as a creator deity.

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Who is the Japanese god of death?

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”.

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What religion has 7 gods?

Shichifukujin are Japan's Seven Lucky Gods: Hotei, Fukurokuji, Jurojin, Ebisu, Daikoku, Benzaiten and Bishamonten.

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Who is the Japanese god of war?

Hachiman, (Japanese: Eight Banners) one of the most popular Shintō deities of Japan; the patron deity of the Minamoto clan and of warriors in general; often referred to as the god of war. Hachiman is commonly regarded as the deification of Ōjin, the 15th emperor of Japan.

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How many gods does Japan have?

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.

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