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[[File:The Auspicious Beast; The Twelve Precepts, Kotobuki.png|thumb|an old 1850 Japanese painting describing The Kotobuki]] |
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{{Nihongo|'''Kotobuki'''|寿||"congratulations"}} is a [[yōkai]] in [[Japanese mythology]]. |
{{Nihongo|'''Kotobuki'''|寿||"congratulations"}} is a [[yōkai]] in [[Japanese mythology]]. |
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The Kotobuki is a Japanese [[Chimera (mythology)|Chimera]] that has the parts of the creatures of the animals on the [[Chinese zodiac]] where it sports the head of a [[rat]], the ears of a [[rabbit]], the horns of an [[ox]], the comb of a [[rooster]], the beard of a [[goat]], the neck of a [[Chinese dragon|dragon]], the mane of a [[horse]], the shoulders of a [[tiger]], the arms of a [[monkey]], the back of a [[boar]], the hind legs of a [[dog]], and the tail of a [[snake]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adachi-hanga.com/modern/feebee/index_en.html|title = Feebee, the Beast Known as Kotobuki - Tiger -}}</ref> |
The Kotobuki is a Japanese [[Chimera (mythology)|Chimera]] that has the parts of the creatures of the animals on the [[Chinese zodiac]] where it sports the head of a [[rat]], the ears of a [[rabbit]], the horns of an [[ox]], the comb of a [[rooster]], the beard of a [[goat]], the neck of a [[Chinese dragon|dragon]], the mane of a [[horse]], the shoulders of a [[tiger]], the arms of a [[monkey]], the back of a [[boar]], the hind legs of a [[dog]], and the tail of a [[snake]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adachi-hanga.com/modern/feebee/index_en.html|title = Feebee, the Beast Known as Kotobuki - Tiger -}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:57, 25 February 2024
Kotobuki (寿, "congratulations") is a yōkai in Japanese mythology. The Kotobuki is a Japanese Chimera that has the parts of the creatures of the animals on the Chinese zodiac where it sports the head of a rat, the ears of a rabbit, the horns of an ox, the comb of a rooster, the beard of a goat, the neck of a dragon, the mane of a horse, the shoulders of a tiger, the arms of a monkey, the back of a boar, the hind legs of a dog, and the tail of a snake.[1]
See also
- Nue, a related Japanese Chimera
References
External links
- Kotobuki at Yokai.com
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