Umi-bōzu

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Creature
Japanese folklore
gptkbp:appearance bald head
black or dark body
giant humanoid figure
gptkbp:appearsIn Japanese folklore
gptkbp:behavior capsizes ships
appears suddenly to sailors
asks for a barrel
causes storms
gptkbp:culturalSignificance symbol of fear of the sea
gptkbp:defeatedBy giving a bottomless barrel
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:mythological_figure
sea spirit
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Umi-bōzu
gptkbp:mentionedIn Edo period literature
gptkbp:nameMeaning sea monk
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:relatedTo other sea yōkai
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Funayūrei
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5