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They are listed alphabetically by their family names. Some changed their names and they are listed by their final names. Note that this list is not complete or comprehensive; the total number of persons who belonged to the samurai-class of Japanese society, during the time that such a social category existed, would be in the millions.
In Japanese, historical warriors are usually referred to as bushi (武士, ), meaning 'warrior', or buke (武家), meaning 'military family'.According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning 'to wait upon', 'accompany persons' in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau.
A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to some group (cultural, ethnic, religious, etc.) who changes the world through invention or discovery.A typical culture hero might be credited as the discoverer of fire, or agriculture, songs, tradition, law or religion, and is usually the most important legendary figure of a people, sometimes as the founder of its ruling dynasty.
Two important sources for Japanese myths, as they are recognized today, are the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki. The Kojiki, or "Record of Ancient Matters," is the oldest surviving account of Japan's myths, legends, and history. Additionally, the Shintōshū describes the origins of Japanese deities from a Buddhist perspective.
Athena is an armed warrior goddess, and appears in Greek mythology as a helper of many heroes, including Heracles, Jason, and Odysseus. Enyo, a minor war goddess, delights in bloodshed and the destruction of towns, and accompanies Ares —said to be her father, in other accounts her brother—in battles.
Benkei. Saitō Musashibō Benkei (西塔武蔵坊弁慶, 1155–1189), popularly known by the mononym Benkei, was a Japanese warrior monk ( sōhei) who lived in the latter years of the Heian Period (794–1185). Benkei led a varied life, first becoming a monk, then a mountain ascetic, and then a rogue warrior. He later came to respect and serve ...
Oshirasama ( おしら様) Shinatsuhiko, a kami of wind. [25] Sukuna-Biko-Na ( 少名毘古那) A small deity of medicine and rain, who created and solidified the land with Ōkuninushi. Sumiyoshi sanjin, the gods of the sea and sailing. Sarutahiko Ōkami ( 猿田毘古神 ), a kami of the Earth that guided Ninigi to the Japanese islands.
Category. : Japanese warriors. Throughout Japan's history, many different types of warriors have engaged in conflicts, serving different ideologies and different leaders. They used a wide variety of weapons and techniques, as well as coming from all walks of life. This category was created to include types of warriors; for individuals, see ...