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[[Image:SekienAme-onna.jpg|thumb|160px|right|The ''ameonna'' as illustrated by [[Toriyama Sekien]].]]
[[File: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. She may be considered a rain-bringer for crops.



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*[http://park.org/Japan/CSK/hyakki/zukan/jyuui/kiri/ameonna.html CSK: Hyakki Yagyō: Ameonna]
*[http://park.org/Japan/CSK/hyakki/zukan/jyuui/kiri/ameonna.html CSK: Hyakki Yagyō: Ameonna]
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9B%A8%E5%A5%B3 Japanese Wikipedia: Ameonna]
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9B%A8%E5%A5%B3 Japanese Wikipedia: Ameonna]

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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. She may be considered a rain-bringer for crops.

References

  • Mizuki, Shigeru (2003). Mujara 2: Chūbu-hen. Japan: Soft Garage. p. 13. ASIN 486133005X.
  • CSK: Hyakki Yagyō: Ameonna
  • Japanese Wikipedia: Ameonna