Soryu (Blue Dragon from Japanese mythology)
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Soryu (the Blue Dragon) is a prominent Japanese mythological guardian deity associated with the east, spring, and the element of wood, often depicted as one of the Four Symbols protecting the cardinal directions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soryu | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese mythological creature
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celestial beast ⓘ directional deity ⓘ guardian deity ⓘ mythological dragon ⓘ |
| associatedWithChineseCounterpart | Qinglong GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithColor |
azure
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blue ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Five Phases theory
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cardinal directions ⓘ onmyodo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConstellation | Azure Dragon of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirection | east ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirectionOfByakko | west GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirectionOfGenbu | north GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirectionOfSuzaku | south GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithElement | wood ⓘ |
| associatedWithNaturalPhenomenon |
growth of plants
GENERATED
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spring winds GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSeason | spring ⓘ |
| associatedWithVirtue |
protection
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vitality of spring ⓘ |
| culturalFunction |
symbol of auspicious beginnings
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symbol of protection for the east side of cities and buildings ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
dragon
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serpentine, long-bodied dragon ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart |
Byakko
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Genbu NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzaku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese astrology
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Taoist cosmology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Four Guardian Beasts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Four Symbols NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInJapanese | 青龍 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Chinese Four Symbols tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentInCulture |
East Asian cosmology
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Japanese mythology ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of the capital’s east in geomancy
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protector of the eastern direction ⓘ |
| romanizationVariant |
Seiryu
NERFINISHED
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Seiryū NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translation | Blue Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
feng shui–influenced Japanese geomancy
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onmyodo directional charts ⓘ temple and shrine iconography ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | protective deity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Soryu