Akagi no Kami - God of Akagi

Japanese: 赤城の神 - あかぎのかみ

…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

Japanese:

…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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