Kotobuki (folklore)

Kotobuki (ことぶき, "congratulations") is a Yōkai in Japanese mythology.

Mythology

The Kotobuki is a Japanese Chimera that has the parts of the creatures of the animals on the Chinese zodiac where it sports the head of a rat, the ears of a rabbit, the horns of an ox, the comb of a rooster, the beard of a sheep, the neck of a Japanese dragon, the mane of a horse, the back of a wild boar, the shoulders and belly of a South China tiger, the arms of a monkey, the hindquarters of a dog, and the tail of a snake.[1]

See also
  • Nue, a related Japanese Chimera

References
  1. https://www.adachi-hanga.com/modern/feebee/index_en.html
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