eye, blinding it, then relentlessly attacked until she succeeded in killing it. She then went back to the surface, Takatoki's statue and Yofuné-Nushi's carcass in tow. Word of Tokoyo's heroic deed spread, eventually reaching the ears of Takatoki, who had then been suffering from an unknown ailment - apparently caused by the maker of the statue's curse, which also brought into existence the monstrous Yofuné-Nushi. With the curse lifted, Takatoki ordered the release of Oribe Shima. The father and daughter happily returned to their home town. The story concludes by noting that Yofuné-Nushi's remains were buried in the shrine Tokoyo spent the night (with another shrine being built to commemorate Tokoyo's defeat of the monster, named the "Tomb of the Sea Serpent"), while Takatoki's statue was transferred to a temple in Kamakura. References Further reading Cotterell & Storm, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology, 1999 Need help concerning a Japanese Myth. (Yofune-nushi, Tokoyo) See also Yofune-nushi Oki Islands Yamata no Orochi Yomi Buddhist folklore Japanese folklore Women of medieval Japan Japanese mythology Japanese legends