| Having eaten many people, an old wolf living in Makaminohara of Asuka area in Yamato Province (present-day Nara Prefecture) was deified for its ferocity and worshipped as a guardian deity who would protect crops against wild boars and deer. |
大和国（現在の奈良県）にある飛鳥の真神原の老狼は、大勢の人間を食べてきたため、その獰猛さから神格化され、イノシシやシカから作物を守護するものとされた。 |