Tuesday, August 1, 2023

36 - Consort Kayo

【華陽夫人、kayo-fujin】

According to the Japanese legend of "Tamamo-no-Mae", she was the wife of the king of the Kingdom of Magadha in ancient India, King Hansoku, and is said to be an incarnation of the Nine-tailed Fox, but whether she actually existed is unknown.


Legend has it that Consort Kayo was of a cruel nature, inciting King Hansoku to kidnap and devour children, collect human livers, and behead a thousand people.

One day, however, King Hansoku shot a fox lying in the garden with an arrow, which caused him to fall ill, and the distinguished doctor who examined him, called Giba, discovered that she was a fox, and it flew away to somewhere else.

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