Amoronagu ( Jap. 天女 女子 - “the girl who fell from the sky”), also Amoreonagu (ア モ レ オ ナ グ), Amaonagu (ア マ オ ナ グ) - tennyo (celestial maiden) from the folklore of Amamioshima island belonging to the Japanese prefecture. Amoronagu bathes in mountain lakes and waterfalls. She is very beautiful and able to fly, but only when she wears a feather kimono .
Legends of the Amoronaga
According to a fairy tale plot that can apply to all tennos , once a fisherman hid Amoronaga’s clothes while she was bathing, so that the maiden could not return to heaven, and was forced to marry this man.
At the same time, there is a belief that a virgin descended from heaven to earth in search of disrespectful men, and is associated with rain. If the person she meets laughs or begins to smile, he loses his life. Amoronaga can also carry a bucket in its hands, after drinking from which, the human soul is taken to heaven.
Links
- 村上 健 司 『妖怪 事 典』 毎 日 新聞 社 、 2000 年 、 27 頁