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- proper noun mythology, Shintoism The Japanese
storm god .
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Just as they reached the coast of Japan, though, the ship was beset by storms—it was said that Susanoo himself, the kami of storms, desired the Buddha ball, one of the three treasures.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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As he ran past, the arquebusier shouted something about Susanoo, the kami of storms, and how he was punishing them for their arrogance.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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It was said that if you looked at the shintai of Susanoo, you would see a terrible creature made of thunderclouds, and that the Princess of the Hidden Waters was a beautiful woman riding a great purple dragon.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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He passed the torii gate that led to the shrine of Susanoo, kami of storms and the god in whose hands lay the lives of all fishermen.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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It was said that if you looked at the shintai of Susanoo, you would see a terrible creature made of thunderclouds, and that the Princess of the Hidden Waters was a beautiful woman riding a great purple dragon.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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He passed the torii gate that led to the shrine of Susanoo, kami of storms and the god in whose hands lay the lives of all fishermen.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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Fearing that all aboard would drown, the captain had flung the Buddha ball into the sea, and the sharks of the sea kami, who was in league with Susanoo, had taken it into their guard, and thus it had been lost.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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As he ran past, the arquebusier shouted something about Susanoo, the kami of storms, and how he was punishing them for their arrogance.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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If Susanoo, the kami of thunder, wished to stop this massacre, he was too late.
Blood Ninja II Nick Lake 2010
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