ox-headed demon
A demon with an ox's head, said to serve in hell alongside the horse-headed demon (馬頭, めず). Often mentioned in the pair 牛頭馬頭 (ごずめず).
See also: 牛頭馬頭
It is said that in hell there are ox-headed and horse-headed demons.
The ox-headed and horse-headed demons are said to be messengers of King Yama.
horse-headed and ox-headed demons in Buddhist hell
Standard kanji form for this Buddhist term.
From Chinese 牛頭 (niútóu), literally 'ox head', adopted into Japanese Buddhist terminology.