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Mythological foxes

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Vulpecula
Vulpecula () is a faint constellation in the Northern Sky. Its name is Latin for "little fox", although it is commonly called simply the Fox. It was identified in the 17th century, and is located in the middle of the Summer Triangle (an asterism consisting of the bright stars Deneb, Vega, and Altair).
Amaterasu
, often called Amaterasu () for short, also known as and , is the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology. Often considered the chief deity (kami) of the Shinto pantheon, she is also portrayed in Japan's earliest literary texts, the () and the (720 CE), as the ruler (or one of the rulers) of the heavenly realm Takamagahara and as the mythical ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan via her grandson Ninigi. Along with two of her siblings (the moon deity Tsukuyomi and the impetuous storm-god Susanoo) she ranks as one of the "Three Precious Children" (, ), the three most important offspring of
kitsune
thumb|The moon on Musashi Plain (fox) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Inari
Japanese kami of foxes, of fertility, rice, tea and Sake, of agriculture and industry etc
nine-tailed fox
any of several folk traditions in East Asia describing a fox-like apparition
Teumessian fox
mythical animal
Gumiho
A kumiho or gumiho () is a creature that appears in the folktales of East Asia and legends of Korea. It is similar to the Chinese , the Japanese and the Vietnamese .
Fox spirit
mythical creature
Tenko
divine beast in Japanese folklore
Aguara
Aguara is a mythological fox in Ava Guaraní and Chané mythology.