Toilet god, the Glossary
A toilet god is a deity associated with latrines and toilets.[1]
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64 relations: Ainu people, Akaname, Ancient Rome, Atua, Augustine of Hippo, Automatic writing, Ōita Prefecture, Šulak, Billboard (magazine), Buddhism, Cesspit, Cheuksin, China, Cloaca Maxima, Cloacina, Concubinage, Constipation, Crepitus (mythology), Deity, Diarrhea, Ehime Prefecture, Etruscan religion, Fortune-telling, Hanako-san, Hiroshima, Household deity, Ishigaki Island, Japan, John Embree, Kamuy, Kana Uemura, Korea, Kyushu, Latin, Latrine, Mana (Oceanian cultures), Māori people, Minamiazumi District, Nagano, Ming dynasty, Mochi, Nagano Prefecture, New Zealand, Okinawa Islands, Pig toilet, Refectory, Roman Forum, Russian Far East, Ryukyu Islands, Ryukyuan religion, Saturn (mythology), ... Expand index (14 more) »
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Ainu people
The Ainu are an ethnic group who reside in northern Japan, including Hokkaido and Northeast Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, such as Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Khabarovsk Krai; they have occupied these areas known to them as "Ainu Mosir" (lit), since before the arrival of the modern Yamato and Russians.
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Akaname
The is a Japanese yōkai depicted in Toriyama Sekien's 1776 book Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, with its precursor or equivalent documented earlier in 1686.
Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
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Atua
Atua are the gods and spirits of the Polynesian peoples such as the Māori or the Hawaiians (see also Kupua); the Polynesian word literally means "power" or "strength" and so the concept is similar to that of mana.
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo (Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa.
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Automatic writing
Automatic writing, also called psychography, is a claimed psychic ability allowing a person to produce written words without consciously writing.
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Ōita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.
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Šulak
In the Babylonian magico-medical tradition, Šulak is the lurker of the bathroom or the demon of the privy. Toilet god and Šulak are toilet deities.
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.
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Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Cesspit
Cesspit, cesspool and soak pit in some contexts are terms with various meanings: they are used to describe either an underground holding tank (sealed at the bottom) or a soak pit (not sealed at the bottom).
Cheuksin
Cheuksin is the toilet goddess of Korean mythology.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
Cloaca Maxima
The Cloaca Maxima (Cloāca Maxima) or, less often, Maxima Cloaca, was one of the world's earliest sewage systems.
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Cloacina
Cloacina was a goddess who presided over the Cloaca Maxima ('Greatest Drain'), the main interceptor discharge outfall of the system of sewers in Rome.
Concubinage
Concubinage is an interpersonal and sexual relationship between two people in which the couple does not want to, or cannot, enter into a full marriage.
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Constipation
Constipation is a bowel dysfunction that makes bowel movements infrequent or hard to pass.
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Crepitus (mythology)
Crepitus is an alleged Roman god of flatulence created by Christians and used in their literature frequently as a fascinating subject to them.
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Deity
A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over the universe, nature or human life.
Diarrhea
Diarrhea (American English), also spelled diarrhoea or diarrhœa (British English), is the condition of having at least three loose, liquid, or watery bowel movements in a day.
Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku.
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Etruscan religion
Etruscan religion comprises a set of stories, beliefs, and religious practices of the Etruscan civilization, heavily influenced by the mythology of ancient Greece, and sharing similarities with concurrent Roman mythology and religion.
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Fortune-telling
Fortune telling is the unproven spiritual practice of predicting information about a person's life.
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Hanako-san
Hanako-san, or, is a Japanese urban legend about the spirit of a young girl named Hanako who haunts school toilets.
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan.
Household deity
A household deity is a deity or spirit that protects the home, looking after the entire household or certain key members. Toilet god and household deity are household deities.
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Ishigaki Island
, also known as Ishigakijima, is a Japanese island south-west of Okinawa Hontō and the second-largest island of the Yaeyama Island group, behind Iriomote Island.
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
John Embree
John Fee Embree (August 26, 1908 – December 22, 1950) was an American anthropologist and academic who specialized in the study of Japan.
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Kamuy
A kamuy (カムィ; kamui) is a spiritual or divine being in Ainu mythology, a term denoting a supernatural entity composed of or possessing spiritual energy.
Kana Uemura
, known professionally as Ka-Na, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who debuted in 2004.
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Korea
Korea (translit in South Korea, or label in North Korea) is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula (label in South Korea, or label in North Korea), Jeju Island, and smaller islands.
Kyushu
is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa).
Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Latrine
A latrine is a toilet or an even simpler facility that is used as a toilet within a sanitation system. Toilet god and latrine are toilets.
Mana (Oceanian cultures)
In Melanesian and Polynesian cultures, mana is a supernatural force that permeates the universe.
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Māori people
Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (Aotearoa).
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Minamiazumi District, Nagano
was a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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Ming dynasty
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.
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Mochi
is a Japanese rice cake made of, a short-grain japonica glutinous rice, and sometimes other ingredients such as water, sugar, and cornstarch.
Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Okinawa Islands
The are an island group in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and are the principal island group of the prefecture.
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Pig toilet
A pig toilet (sometimes called a "pig sty latrine") is a simple type of dry toilet consisting of an outhouse mounted over a pigsty, with a chute or hole connecting the two. Toilet god and pig toilet are toilets.
Refectory
A refectory (also frater, frater house, fratery) is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions.
Roman Forum
The Roman Forum, also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum (Foro Romano), is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the centre of the city of Rome.
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Russian Far East
The Russian Far East (p) is a region in North Asia.
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Ryukyu Islands
The, also known as the or the, are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yonaguni the westernmost.
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Ryukyuan religion
The Ryukyuan religion (琉球信仰), Ryūkyū Shintō (琉球神道), Nirai Kanai Shinkō (ニライカナイ信仰), or Utaki Shinkō (御嶽信仰) is the indigenous belief system of the Ryukyu Islands.
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Saturn (mythology)
Saturn (Sāturnus) was a god in ancient Roman religion, and a character in Roman mythology.
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Shanxi
Shanxi is an inland province of China and is part of the North China region.
Shrine of Venus Cloacina
The Shrine of Venus Cloacina (Sacellum Cloacinae or Sacrum Cloacina) — the "Shrine of Venus of the Sewer" — was a small sanctuary on the Roman Forum, honoring the divinity of the Cloaca Maxima, the spirit of the "Great Drain" or Sewer of Rome.
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Sterquilinus
In Roman mythology, Sterquilinus — also called Stercutus and Sterculius — was a god of odor.
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Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705.
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Tapu (Polynesian culture)
Tapu is a Polynesian traditional concept denoting something holy or sacred, with "spiritual restriction" or "implied prohibition"; it involves rules and prohibitions.
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The City of God
On the City of God Against the Pagans (De civitate Dei contra paganos), often called The City of God, is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century AD.
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Titus Tatius
According to the Roman foundation myth, Titus Tatius, also called Tatius Sabinus, was king of the Sabines from Cures and joint-ruler of the Kingdom of Rome for several years.
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Tlazōlteōtl
In Aztec mythology, Tlahzōlteōtl (or Tlâçolteotl) is a deity of sexuality, vice, purification, steam baths, lust, filth, and a patroness of adulterers.
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Toilet
A toilet is a piece of sanitary hardware that collects human urine and feces, and sometimes toilet paper, usually for disposal. Toilet god and toilet are toilets.
Toilet no Kamisama
is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Kana Uemura, recounting her thoughts about her late grandmother.
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Ucchusma
Ucchuṣma (Rōmaji: Eshaku Kongō) is a Vidyārāja in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.
Venus (mythology)
Venus is a Roman goddess, whose functions encompass love, beauty, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory.
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Zen
Zen (Japanese; from Chinese "Chán"; in Korean: Sŏn, and Vietnamese: Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as the Chan School (禪宗, chánzōng, "meditation school") or the Buddha-mind school (佛心宗, fóxīnzōng), and later developed into various sub-schools and branches.
Zigu
Zigu, also known as Maogu, is a goddess representing toilets in Chinese folk religion.
See also
Toilet deities
- Šulak
- Mizuhanome
- Toilet god
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_god
Also known as Latrine spirit, Toilet goddess.
, Shanxi, Shrine of Venus Cloacina, Sterquilinus, Tang dynasty, Tapu (Polynesian culture), The City of God, Titus Tatius, Tlazōlteōtl, Toilet, Toilet no Kamisama, Ucchusma, Venus (mythology), Zen, Zigu.