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[[Image:SekienAme-onna.jpg|thumb|160px|right|The ''ameonna'' as illustrated by [[Toriyama Sekien]].]]
[[Image:SekienAme-onna.jpg|thumb|160px|right|The ''ameonna'' as illustrated by [[Toriyama Sekien]].]]
'''Ameonna''' (雨女, "rain woman") is a female spirit illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's [[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi]] as a woman standing in the rain and licking her hand. She is described as a goddess from China's [[Mount Wushan]], who is a cloud in the morning and rain in the evening. She may be considered a rain-bringer for crops.
'''Ameonna''' (雨女, "rain woman") is a female spirit illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's [[Konjaku Hyakki Shūi]] as a woman standing in the rain and licking her hand. She is described as a goddess from China's [[Mount Wushan]], who is a cloud in the morning and rain in the evening.





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The ameonna as illustrated by Toriyama Sekien.

Ameonna (雨女, "rain woman") is a female spirit illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's Konjaku Hyakki Shūi as a woman standing in the rain and licking her hand. She is described as a goddess from China's Mount Wushan, who is a cloud in the morning and rain in the evening.


References

  • Mizuki, Shigeru (2003). Mujara 2: Chūbu-hen. Japan: Soft Garage. pp. p. 13. ASIN 486133005X. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  • CSK: Hyakki Yagyō: Ameonna
  • Japanese Wikipedia: Ameonna