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Yatagarasu (八咫烏) is a legendary bird in Japanese mythology that belongs to the sun goddess Amaterasu.

The Yatagarasu appears in the Japanese ancient document called the Kojiki (古事記) where it was called upon to choke a beast attempting to devour the sun and as the protector to Emperor Jimmu.

The creature looks like a raven or a Jungle Crow and it appears in art as a three-legged bird, although there is no description stating that the Yatagarasu was three-legged in the Kojiki.