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Jesus Christ

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the Last Supper

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cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

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Longinus

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apostle; disciple

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Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record

1

Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan

1

Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto

1

Izanami-no-Mikoto

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Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto

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eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)

2

Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia); grass-mowing sword

2

magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade

1

three kinds; three varieties

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sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies

2

sky

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rock door (to a cave)

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the heavens

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underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld

1

Hare of Inaba (Japanese myth)

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Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology

3

tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart

3

nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious

3

Norse mythology

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toll

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Odin (god in Norse mythology); ODIN

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indisposition; sickness

1

Sleipnir

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Fenrir (moon)

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Mjölnir

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Valhalla

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Valkyrie

1

Ragnarök

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Asgard

1

Jötunheimr

1

Yggdrasil; The World Tree

1

Yggdrasil

1

runes

2

Greek mythology

2

chaos

1

Olympus; Olympos; Olympus

1

twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

2

spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity

3

Zeus (Greek god); Xeus

2

spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

1

Athens (Greece)

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Athena (Greek goddess)

2

Apollo (Greek and Roman god)

2

Aphrodite

1

Ares (Greek god)

2