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Dec 2019
55m 42s

Tengu

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A powerful and mischievous shape-shifter from Japanese mythology, Tengu was known as a mythological trickster. Its depiction ranges from a fierce demonic dog in Chinese folklore to a modern half-man-half-bird creature that permeates Japanese art and ceremony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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