Asama no Okami - The Wolf of Asama

Japanese: 浅間大神 - あさまのおおかみ
Asama no Okami - The Wolf of Asama

…The oldest document on Mount Fuji, the Fujisan-ki by Toyoshika, contains an article about seeing two beautiful women in white dancing on the mountaintop on November 5, 875 (Jogan 17), which is thought to represent the white smoke rising from the volcano. The article names this mountain god "Asama no Okami." Later, Asama no Okami was identified with Konohana no Sakuya-hime. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Asama no Okami" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…富士山に関する最古の文献である都良香《富士山記》には,875年(貞観17)11月5日,山頂で白衣の美女2人が舞う姿を見たという記事があり,白い噴煙の立ち上るようすを表現していると思われる。そしてこの山神に対して〈浅間大神〉と命名している。後世浅間大神は,木花開耶姫(このはなのさくやびめ)と同一視された。…

※「浅間大神」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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