Kitsune

Fox spirits in Japanese myth, tied to trickery and wisdom.

Core Themes

• Trickery and transformation.
• Linked to Trickster Spirits.

Cultural Connections

• Japanese: In Shinto folklore.

Related Concepts & Sources

Tengu (related creature), Shrines (context), Divine Trickery (theme)

Identified as: shapeshifting spirits in Japanese folk mythology often resembling foxes, sometimes with multiple tails. Recorded there as kitsune. Source: Wikidata Q692111.

Classified As

• fictional taxon