Ameonna
Ameonna (, "rain woman") is a Japanese yōkai thought to call forth rain, illustrated in Toriyama Sekien's ''Konjaku Hyakki Shūi'' as a woman standing in the rain and licking her hand. In modern usage in Japan, "ameonna" (or the male equivalent "ameotoko") refers to an unlucky person that seems to be jinxed to have the rain follow them wherever they may go, thus gaining a reputation for ruining special events such as weddings or sporting events. Origins In the collection of yōkai pictures, the ''Konjaku Hyakki Shūi'' by Toriyama Sekien, there is a picture titled "ameonna," and the explanatory text says "in Fuzan (Wu Shan), China, the goddesses become a cloud in morning and rain in the evening. The ameonna is probably like one of these" (もろこし巫山の神女は 朝には雲となり 夕には雨となるとかや 雨女もかかる類のものなりや). This quotes from an episode in the ''Gaotangfu'' (高唐賦) by the Chu (state), Chu literati Song Yu, wherein King Hu ...
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