Yato-no-kami
The Yato-no-kami (夜刀の神, "gods of the night-sword") are snake deities in Japanese folklore appearing in the Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki. They lived in Namegata county, in fields near the government office. They were rumored to bring familial extermination on anyone who saw them. Eventually, they were killed by a man clearing the fields, enshrined, and banished to the mountains.
References
- Evolution of the Concept of Kami
- 夜刀の神(ヤトノカミ・ヤツノカミ) at ATWiki.jp
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