Smallpox God - Imogami
〘Noun〙 The god in charge of smallpox . People pray to him to avoid this disease or to make it less severe. Hoso-gami. Imo-no-kami. ※Haiku poem, Chiyomigusa (1692), Vol. 1 "Looking in the mirror, she cried. With her popularity gone, she was the death of the smallpox god."Hoso-gami Hausau (Smallpox God)Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information |
〘名〙 疱瘡(ほうそう)、天然痘をつかさどる神。この病いをまぬがれ、また、軽くするために祈る。ほうそうがみ。いものかみ。※俳諧・千代見草（1692）上「鏡見つめて泪くみける 寵絶る身は疱瘡神の生殺し」
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