Akagi no Kami - God of Akagi

…After his death, General Ariu and his wife became the gods of Mount Futara, and were respectively male and female. They fought with the god of Akagi over a lake in the mountains, with Futara taking the form of a giant snake and Akagi taking the form of a centipede. As Futara was facing defeat, he heeded the words of the god of Kashima and sought the help of Sarumaro, a skilled archer and strong man. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "God of Akagi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…有宇中将とその妻は死して二荒山の神となり，それぞれ男体権現，女体権現となった。この山中にある湖をめぐって赤城の神と争いになり，二荒の神は大蛇の姿で，赤城の神は蜈蚣（むかで）の形を現して戦った。二荒の神は敗色濃く，鹿島の神の言を入れて，弓の名手で力の強い猿麻呂の助けを仰ぐ。…

※「赤城の神」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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