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List of Gods : "God Shiro" - 3 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
God name "Ebisu"	Shinto / Japan	God of luck. The most popular of seven gods of fortune recognized in Shintoism and frequently linked with the god DAIKOKU. He is depicted as a fat, smiling and bearded fisherman holding a fishing rod in one hand and a sea bream in the other. The name does not appear in the clåśśical sacred texts Nibongi and Kojiki, but Ebisu is known to have been worshiped in ancient times among fishermen. From about the sixteenth century his character changed and he became a deity åśśociated with profit. Thus he is a patron of commerce and his picture hangs in most establishments. He is perhaps syncretized with the gods HIRUKO and KOTO-SHIRO-NUSHI. He may also be identified with Fudo, the god of knowledge. He does not join the rest of the Shinto pantheon in the great October festival at Izumo because he is deaf. His festival is celebrated concurrently in his own temple....
God name "Koto-Shiro-Nushi"	Japan	God of love Japan / Shinto
God name "Koto-Shiro-Nushi"	Shinto / Japan	God of luck. Probably syncretized early in Shintoism with the god EBISU....

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