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Kamuōichihime
Kamuō Ichihime is a Japanese goddess. She is a daughter of Ōyamatsumi. She is referenced in the Kojiki as the second wife of Susanoo-no-Mikoto, and the aunt of his first wife Kushinadahime. According to the Kojiki she and Susanoo are the parents of Ukanomitama,Chamberlain (1882)Section XIX.—The Palace of Suga./ref>Chamberlain (1882)/ref> and Toshigami who is often identified with Inari Ōkami, Inari. She is also known by the name Ohtoshimioya-no-Mikoto (大歳御祖命). and worshipped at Shizuoka Sengen Shrine as a market goddessPlutschow, Herbe. ''Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan''. RoutledgeCurzon (1996) Family tree References Japanese deities Japanese goddesses {{deity-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susanoo
__FORCETOC__ Susanoo (, ; historical orthography: , ), often referred to by the honorific title Susanoo-no-Mikoto (), is a in Japanese mythology. The younger brother of Amaterasu, goddess of the sun and mythical ancestress of the Japanese imperial line, he is a multifaceted deity with contradictory characteristics (both good and bad), being portrayed in various stories either as a wild, impetuous god associated with the sea and storms, as a heroic figure who killed a monstrous serpent, or as a local deity linked with the harvest and agriculture. Syncretic beliefs of the Gion cult that arose after the introduction of Buddhism to Japan also saw Susanoo becoming conflated with deities of pestilence and disease. Susanoo, alongside Amaterasu and the earthly Ōkuninushi (also Ōnamuchi) – depicted as either Susanoo's son or scion depending on the source – is one of the central deities of the imperial Japanese mythological cycle recorded in the ( CE) and the (720 CE). One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
