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Noun Concept
EL
Κομαϊνού  komainu
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Komainu, often called lion-dogs in English, are statue pairs of lion-like creatures, which traditionally guard the entrance or gate of the shrine, or placed in front of or within the honden of Japanese Shinto shrines. Wikipedia
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άγαλμα
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靈獸
PART OF
ιαπωνική μυθολογία
BASED ON
imperial κηδεμόνα λιοντάρι
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Ιαπωνία
LOCATION
Σιντοϊστικό Ιερό
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Κομαϊνού
Wikipedia Translations
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komainu

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