SHINTO DEITY: JUROJIN

For more of the Shinto deities I’ve covered here at Balladeer’s Blog click here: http://www.makethelist.net/the-top-10-deities-in-shinto-mythology/ 

JUROJIN – The god of longevity who granted a long life and watched over the elderly. He was depicted as a tall, thin man leaning on a staff to which is attached a scroll containing the secret of eternal life. He was usually accompanied by a deer and a crane, symbols of longevity.

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12 responses to “SHINTO DEITY: JUROJIN

  1. Woman's avatar Woman

    Have you ever noticed, that very rarely deities that provide those with long life and youth rarely are accompanied by the fun stuff in life?

  2. I really enjoy learning about something other than Greek or Egyptian gods which are all anybody else ever covers!

  3. Ha! I agree! It’s like if you get to live long you don’t get to have fun.

  4. ur myth posts are so educational

  5. Jorojin only gets 1 paragraph?!! What gives?

  6. Nice article but it was 2 short compared to ur usual god stories

  7. Many thanks so much! That is actually good to hear!

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