Ryūjin

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dragon deity kami mythological character sea god

Ryūjin is a dragon kami (deity) in Japanese mythology who rules over the sea and its creatures.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Kinryū 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dragon deity ⓘ
kami ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
sea god ⓘ
associatedAnimal dragon ⓘ
sea turtle ⓘ
associatedWith agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
rain ⓘ
storms ⓘ
tides ⓘ
child Tamayori-hime NERFINISHED ⓘ
Toyotama-hime NERFINISHED ⓘ
controls jewels of the tide ⓘ
kanju ⓘ
manju ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
culture Japanese mythology ⓘ
depictedAs a giant dragon ⓘ
an old man with a beard ⓘ
domain oceans ⓘ
sea ⓘ
water ⓘ
featureIn Japanese folktales ⓘ
Shinto mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
Urashima Tarō NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasShrine Ryūjin Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ
various coastal shrines in Japan ⓘ
hasTitle Dragon King NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sea Dragon God NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfName Japanese ⓘ
meaningOfName dragon god ⓘ
dragon kami ⓘ
power to control the ebb and flow of the tides ⓘ
to control the weather at sea ⓘ
religion Shinto ⓘ
residence Ryūgū-jō NERFINISHED ⓘ
undersea palace ⓘ
rulesOver dragons ⓘ
fish ⓘ
sea creatures ⓘ
spouse Toyotama-hime NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbol dragon ⓘ
sea serpent ⓘ
worshipedBy coastal communities ⓘ
fishermen ⓘ
seafarers ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ugayafukiaezu → maternalGrandfather → Ryūjin ⓘ
Ugayafukiaezu → associatedDeity → Ryūjin ⓘ
Kaminarimon → hasStatue → Ryūjin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kinryū