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Kappa. (folklore) A kappa ( 河童, "river-child") —also known as kawatarō (川太郎, "river-boy"), komahiki (駒引, "horse-puller"), with a boss called kawatora (川虎, "river-tiger") or suiko (水虎, "water-tiger") —is a reptiloid kami with similarities to yōkai found in traditional Japanese folklore. Kappa can become harmful when ...
Kappa (folklore) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kappa. Articles relating to the Kappa, an amphibious yōkai demon or imp found in traditional Japanese folklore. They are typically depicted as green, human-like beings with webbed hands and feet and a turtle -like carapace on their backs.
Ema. Torii. Shinto shrines. Buddhist temples. v. t. e. The following is a list of Akuma ( demons ), Yūrei ( ghosts ), Yōkai (spirits), Kami and other legendary creatures that are notable in Japanese folklore and mythology .
A clan of kappa once lived in the Yellow River in China, but migrated to Kuma River. The kappa clan had over nine-thousand members, and was called the Kuzenbo clan, which was also the name of their leader. Katō Kiyomasa recruited the help of local monkeys, which are the enemies of kappa, to defeat the king Kuzenbo and his clan. [1] [2] [3]
Kappa ( Japanese: 河童, Hepburn: Kappa) is a 1927 novella written by the Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa . The story is narrated by a psychiatric patient who claims to have travelled to the land of the kappa, a creature from Japanese folklore. Critical opinion has often been divided between those who regard it as a biting satire of ...
The Lizard Men of Tok from the Microverse. Sauron, a Pteranodon -like enemy of the X-Men. Skrulls, an alien race of reptilian shapeshifters. Slither, a snake-like mutant and ally of Magneto who has been a member of the Resistants and the Serpent Society. Stegron, a Stegosaurus -like enemy of Spider-Man.
Pages in category "Works about kappa (folklore)" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Death Kappa; G.
Kappa (folklore) (1 C, 8 P) L. Loch Ness Monster (1 C, 19 P) M. Sea monsters (2 C, 38 P) P. Piscine and amphibian humanoids (5 C, 28 P) S. Water spirits ...