All That Flows: Benzaiten, White Snakes, and Human-Headed Serpents

Uncanny Japan - Folklore and Culture by SpectreVision Radio

In this episode of Uncanny Japan, we follow Benzaiten — also known as Benten — from her origins as Saraswati to her place among Japan’s Seven Lucky Gods. Along the way: Enoshima’s five-headed dragon, white snakes as divi...View more