HEIAN - Hebigami snake deity

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Hebigami 蛇神と伝説 Legends about the Snake Deity

Ikegami 池神 Snake "Deity of the Pond"
Nagagami (Choojin) 長神 Serpent "Long Deity"




source : plala.or.jp/sinsi/07sinsi

Hebigami 蛇神 Snake Deity at a dragon Shrine in Osaka
- with two heads in the 阿吽 A-Un formation, one mouth open, one closed.
大阪市東成区中本4丁目2-48 / Nakamoto, Higashinari-ku,

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Hebigami (蛇神; snake god), Tobyo or Tonbogami.
As you can see by the name, these snakes were not typical snakes, but where thought to be snake gods with the ability to possess humans.



In many descriptions they do not even resemble snakes, but are more like great earthworms.
to be bewitched by a snake - hebi-tsuki
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and shirohebi 白蛇 white serpent


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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
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Posted By Gabi Greve to Heian Period Japan on 5/26/2016 02:34:00 pm