Even ignoring the fact that you seem to think homosexuality is a bad thing let's look at both of them: Horo is a female wolf deity that can turn into a human female. Kuu is a female fox deity that can turn into a human female or male, which makes sense, if you're able to turn yourself from fox to human, it's shouldn't be hard to change yourself from male to female form.
that makes sense considering they're considered spiritual beings it shouldn't be hard for them to prance around in another gender if they felt like it. since it's obviously not their true form.
It's worth note that Inari - deity of rice, who takes kitsune as messengers - is essentially both genders and neither. Inari is said by some to be male, by others to be female, and others still say that Inari is male during planting season and female in harvest season.
The best "official" (relatively) determination is that Inari is essentially both genders, and can freely choose which form to take.
Inari is also himself depicted as a white nine-tailed fox, while other sources say that these divine foxes are his personal servants and messengers. Either way, there are close parallels between the reputed shapeshifting powers of Inari and those of kitsune, and the two have in many cases become inextricably linked.
I read some of it. I'd like to add my two cents about how similar the male and female forms can be (peen = clit, vulv = scrote, balls = ovaries), along with how similar creatures are from one to another, even so far as, say, human and fish (damn you, National Geographic's Spore-based documentary, and all your "toolbox"es!).
It's worth note that Inari - deity of rice, who takes kitsune as messengers - is essentially both genders and neither. Inari is said by some to be male, by others to be female, and others still say that Inari is male during planting season and female in harvest season.
The best "official" (relatively) determination is that Inari is essentially both genders, and can freely choose which form to take.
Inari is also himself depicted as a white nine-tailed fox, while other sources say that these divine foxes are his personal servants and messengers. Either way, there are close parallels between the reputed shapeshifting powers of Inari and those of kitsune, and the two have in many cases become inextricably linked.
I wonder if anyone will ever read this comment.
I did. It was quite informative. I especially love the concept of different genders at planting and harvest time--definitely stealing that for my own uses. Thank you!
Hey! Look at my balls.
How do you think about it?
Parody of Kusomiso technique.It's very... Oinarisama...
Onari has two meanings:
God of fox.
Inarizushi(-sushi), Sushi which look like balls.
