Sakata no Kintoki
Japanese · mortal · mid heian · Recorded classification
The identification of this man with Kintarō — the red child of enormous strength raised on a mountain by a mountain-crone, who is on every Boys' Day banner in Japan — is standard in the Japanese tradition and was NOT returned by the sources consulted in this session. The census blocks it as a research item rather than stating it here. What is cited is what the treatments gave: he is one of the four.
Domains
- warfare
- strength
Relations
- subordinate to: Minamoto no YorimitsuReference treatment of the four retainers of Yorimitsu. (secondary)
- companion: Watanabe no TsunaOne of the four.Reference treatment of the four as a group. (secondary)
Sources
- Sakata no Kintoki is one of the four retainers of Minamoto no Yorimitsu known in legend as the Shitennō.: Reference treatment of Yorimitsu's Four Guardian Kings. (secondary)