Raijin
Sign in to saveAlso known as God of Thunder, God of Lightning, Raiden, Raiden-sama
thumb|Sculpture of Raijin from Sanjūsangen-dō temple in [[Kyoto.Kamakura period, 13th century]]
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- thunder deity
- Named after
- kami
- Gender
- male
- Image
- Raijin-ogata-emuseum.JPG
- Said to be same as
- Leigong
Show 4 more facts
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~7 min read
Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Mythology
- Birth
- Capture of Raijin
- Defending Japan
- Genealogy
- Modern role
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Sculpture of Raijin from Sanjūsangen-dō temple in [[Kyoto.Kamakura period, 13th century]]
, also known as , , , , and Kamowakeikazuchi-no-kami is a god of lightning, thunder, and storms in Japanese mythology and the Shinto and Buddhist religion. He is typically depicted with fierce and aggressive facial expressions, standing atop a cloud, beating on den-den daiko drums with tomoe symbols drawn on them. Iconography of Raijin are often found in Japanese temples and shrines. He is usually depicted alongside his twin-brother, Fūjin, the god of wind, or with his son, Raitarō, a fellow thunder god like himself, or with his animal companion, a Raijū. Another fellow Shinto god (Kami) of storms is their brother, Susanoo-no-Mikoto.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Raijin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.