Japanese legends, Davis retelling
Raiden
Davis depicts Raiden with a striking red appearance and an arc or wheel of drums carried on his back. A legend credits him with sending a shower of arrows against invading forces, connecting thunder’s power with protection.
Also known as Thunder God in Davis
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Account in the source
TraditionalDavis depicts Raiden with a striking red appearance and an arc or wheel of drums carried on his back.
Further detail
TraditionalA legend credits him with sending a shower of arrows against invading forces, connecting thunder’s power with protection.
Context & interpretation
This entry records an iconographic description and a protective legend in Davis. It does not establish a supernatural cause for a historical military outcome or adopt the source’s speculative physical explanations. Both details are cited from one reader leaf, counted as one distinct page.
Original passages
Source 1
Myths and Legends of Japan
carrying on his back a great wheel or arc of drumsOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Davis, Myths & Legends of Japan, active reader leaf 273
Checked against the active prepared edition; reader leaf and original-page mapping verified, spacing normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0052-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0052-E001-P0273
- Original scan leaf
- 300
- Recorded leaf number
- 300
- Current Reader position
- 272
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
Source 2
Myths and Legends of Japan
sending forth a shower of arrows upon the invadersOpen this page in the book
Passage & edition details
Location recorded at citation review: Davis, Myths & Legends of Japan, active reader leaf 273
Checked against the active prepared edition; reader leaf and original-page mapping verified, spacing normalised.
- Edition
- IMJ-0052-E001
- Reader page
- IMJ-0052-E001-P0273
- Original scan leaf
- 300
- Recorded leaf number
- 300
- Current Reader position
- 272
- Reader verification
- Source-preserving update confirmed
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