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- ↑ "Raijin". Mythopedia. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ↑ Roberts, Jeremy (2009). Japanese Mythology A to Z. Infobase Publishing. pp. 97–98. ISBN 978-1-4381-2802-3.
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