Oryu - Oryu

Japanese: 応竜 - おうりゅう
Oryu - Oryu

…It was also believed that the star Bishu brought rain. In the myth of the war between Emperor Huangdi and Chiyou, which appears in the Shanhaijing, gods of wind, thunder, rain, and drought appear, and the winged dragon Yinglong, who joins the battle at the command of Emperor Huangdi, is the god of rain. The Dragon King has been considered a rain god since ancient times, and has been the object of farmers' prayers for rain. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈畢宿(ひつしゆく)〉という星が雨を降らすとも信じられた。《山海経(せんがいきよう)》に見える黄帝と蚩尤(しゆう)の戦争の神話に風,雷,雨,干ばつの神々が登場するが,黄帝の命を受けて参戦する〈応竜〉という翼のある竜は雨をつかさどる神である。竜王は古来雨神とされ,農民の雨乞いの対象となってきた。…

※「応竜」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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