歩あるき神がみ

noun

wandering god; god who attracts wanderers

Archaic term from Japanese folklore for a deity that roams and lures travelers. Rarely used in modern language outside historical or mythological contexts.

• 昔むかし話ばなしでは、歩あるき神がみが旅たび人びとを迷まよわせることがあると語かたられる。

  In old tales, it is said that a wandering god sometimes leads travelers astray.