Wakumusubi (和久産巣日神) is a
kami
are the deities, divinities, spirits, phenomena or "holy powers", that are venerated in the Shinto religion. They can be elements of the landscape, forces of nature, or beings and the qualities that these beings express; they can also be the sp ...
of agriculture. In many versions, he was born from the urine of
Izanami
, formally known as , is the creator deity of both creation and death in Japanese mythology, as well as the Shinto mother goddess. She and her brother-husband Izanagi are the last of the seven generations of primordial deities that manifest ...
when she died. Another version of the Nihon Shoki states he was a child of
Kagutsuchi
Kagutsuchi (カグツチ; Old Japanese: ''Kagututi''), also known as Hi-no-Kagutsuchi or Homusubi among other names, is the kami of fire in classical Japanese mythology.
Mythology
Kagutsuchi's birth burned his mother Izanami, causing her deat ...
and
Haniyasu-hime.
He is enshrined at
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.
He is the brother of
Mizuhanome
Mizuhanome (彌都波能売神 or みつはのめのかみ) is a God in Japanese mythology. She is a kami of water. She was born from the urine of Izanami.
Worship
She is enshrined at Atago Shrine. Ashiya Shrine and Niukawakami Shrine are als ...
. He is also the father of
Toyouke-Ōmikami
Toyouke-Ōmikami is the goddess of agriculture and industry in the Shinto religion. Originally enshrined in the Tanba Province, Tanba region of Japan, she was called to reside at Ise Grand Shrine, Gekū, Ise Shrine, about 1,500 years ago at the age ...
.
See Also
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References
Shinto kami
Kunitsukami
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