God · Japanese (Shintō)

Susanoo

Susanoo, a god of the Japanese (Shintō) world, and the gods ancient sources said were the same.

Tradition: shinto

Documented identifications

LinkWho said soNote
identified as Gozu TennoKamakura-period sources, 1185-1333The plague god of Gion was equated with Susanoo from the Kamakura period, and Yasaka Shrine still enshrines him as Susanoo.

Sources

  1. Gozu Tenn%C5%8D (Wikipedia)
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