YomiJapanese Mythical Place"Land of the Dead"

Also known as: Yomi-no-kuni

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Titles & Epithets

Land of the DeadUnderworld

Domains

deathafterlife

Symbols

darknessdecay

Description

The underworld in Shinto mythology, a dark realm of the dead ruled by Izanami. Izanagi traveled there to retrieve his wife but fled when he saw her decayed form. It is separated from the living world by a great boulder.

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