Suijin (水神, god of water?) is the Shinto god of water in Japan. is the native religion of Japan and was once its State religion. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The term Suijin (literally water kami or water deity) refers to the heavenly and earthly manifestations of the benevolent Shinto divinity of water. But it also refers to a wide variety of mythological and magical creatures found in lakes, ponds, springs and wells, including serpents (snakes and dragons), eels, fish, turtles, and the flesh-eating kappa. A snake is an elongate Reptile of the suborder Serpentes Like all reptiles snakes are covered in scales. alternately called or, are Legendary creatures a type of water sprite found in Japanese folklore. As The God of Water, Mizu no Kamisama, Mizugami, or Suijinsama, he is widely revered in Japan.
Also called:
- The Water God
- Sui-ten/Suiten 水天
- Varuna in the Hindu pantheon
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