| abstract | - Caster (キャスター, Kyasutā) is the Caster-class Servant available to be chosen by Hakuno Kishinami in the Moon Cell Holy Grail War in Fate/Extra and Fate/Extra CCC. Caster's identity is Tamamo no Mae (玉藻の前), a woman of astonishing beauty that served the retired Emperor Toba the end of the Heian era (794-1185). She is publicly known as a Kitsune (狐, lit. Fox) that was said to be the catalyst for a rebellion within the Imperial Court. Tamamo no Mae is a soul created from the sun goddess Amaterasu, and she is a unique facet of the goddess rather than a mere Earth Spirit. She is believed to be a Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit, however strictly speaking she is a Yakanjackal ( 野干ジャッカル) which is often mistaken as a fox. She is frequently mistaken to be one of the many Inari Ookami and is thought to be a Uka no Mitama. She is associated with tantric deities such as Vairocana and Dakini Deva. Incidentally, in the Genpei Seisuiki is transmitted how Taira no Kiyomori seized political influence through prayers that made use of this Dakini Deva's power.
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