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'''Yatagarasu''' ({{lang|ja|八咫烏}}, ''yatagarasu'') is a divine three-legged crow. In East Asian mythologies the three-legged crow is most often associated with the sun, and in the Nihon Shoki, was the envoy of the highest sun god, Amaterasu Oomikami.
'''Yatagarasu''' ({{lang|ja|八咫烏}}, ''yatagarasu'') is a divine three-legged crow. In East Asian mythologies the three-legged crow is most often associated with the sun, and in the Nihon Shoki, was the envoy of the highest sun god, Amaterasu Oomikami, who is the sister of [[Tsukuyomi]].


==Yatagarasu in Touhou==
==Yatagarasu in Touhou==
In the [[Touhou Project]], the yatagarasu was a deity within [[Former Hell]] which [[Kanako Yasaka]] persuaded [[Utsuho Reiuji]] into eating it to gain its power.
In the [[Touhou Project]], the Yatagarasu was a deity within [[Former Hell]] which [[Kanako Yasaka]] persuaded [[Utsuho Reiuji]] into eating it to gain its power. As Yatagarasu is the avatar of Amaterasu Oomikami, the sister of the founder of the moon capital, Tsukyomi (along with [[Eirin Yagokoro]]), [[Watasuki no Yorihime]] made a warning about the crow, although [[Watatsuki no Toyohime]] noted that it did not have the features of Yatagarasu.


==Characters under this Bestiary==
==Characters under this Bestiary==

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Yatagarasu (八咫烏, yatagarasu) is a divine three-legged crow. In East Asian mythologies the three-legged crow is most often associated with the sun, and in the Nihon Shoki, was the envoy of the highest sun god, Amaterasu Oomikami, who is the sister of Tsukuyomi.

Yatagarasu in Touhou

In the Touhou Project, the Yatagarasu was a deity within Former Hell which Kanako Yasaka persuaded Utsuho Reiuji into eating it to gain its power. As Yatagarasu is the avatar of Amaterasu Oomikami, the sister of the founder of the moon capital, Tsukyomi (along with Eirin Yagokoro), Watasuki no Yorihime made a warning about the crow, although Watatsuki no Toyohime noted that it did not have the features of Yatagarasu.

Characters under this Bestiary

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