Garmr

Japanese: Garmr
Garmr

... The guard dog of the underworld also appears in Norse mythology. Garmr is kept by Hel, the goddess of death, and when the time of Ragnarok comes, he breaks his chains and takes part in the final battle between the armies of gods and demons, fighting Tyr, the bravest of the gods, and killing him in a draw. Yama (King Yama), king of the land of the dead in Hindu mythology, also owns two dogs, each with four eyes. ...

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

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Japanese:

… 冥府の番犬は,北欧神話にも出てくる。死の女神ヘルに飼われているガルムGarmrで,世界の終りのラグナロクのときがくると,鎖を断ち切って神々と魔物の軍勢との決戦に参加し,神々の中でもとくに勇敢なテュールと戦って相打ちになるという。インド神話の死者の国の王ヤマ(閻魔王)も,目がそれぞれ四つずつある2頭の犬を所有している。…

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