Kindou

Japanese: 金童 - きんどう
Kindou

…Jun and Lady Xiang are identified with these two goddesses, but one theory is that Jun is a male god and Lady Xiang is a female god, and that the two are husband and wife. In modern folk legends, Jun and Lady Xiang are said to be Kinto and Tamame, who ran away from the Heavenly Emperor and became husband and wife in the mortal world. [Ichiro Konan]. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kendo" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…湘君と湘夫人はこの2女神に比定されるが,一説には湘君は男神,湘夫人は女神で,2人は夫婦なのだともされる。現在の民間伝説では,湘君・湘夫人を天帝のもとを逃げ出し下界で夫婦となった金童と玉女だとしている。【小南 一郎】。…

※「金童」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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