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Kotokatsukunikatsunagasa |
[Kotokatsu kunikatsunagasa no mikoto] (Nihongi) A local kami who greeted the heavenly grandchild Ninigi upon his arrival at Kasasa of Ata no Nagaya (in Kagoshima Prefecture) after his descent from heaven ( tenson kōrin ). Nihongi states that the kami made a free-will offering of th... |
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Kotoshironushi |
[Kotoshironushi no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Kotoshironushi no mikoto( Nihongi ), Yae kotoshironushi no kami ( Kojiki ) Offspring of the kami Ōkuninushi. As part of the pacification of the "Central Land of Reed Plains" (Ashihara no Nakatsukuni), Takemikazuchi, env... |
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Koyasugami |
A tutelary of pregnancy, safe childbirth, and the healthy growth and development of children. According to the ancient historical work Sandai jitsuroku , a shrine called Koyasu Jinja was found in the province of Mino in ancient times, and a number of shrines by the same name can still ... |
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Kuebiko |
(Kojiki) Other names: Yamada no Sohodo ( Kojiki ) A kami incapable of walking but possessing broad knowledge of things in the world. According to Kojiki , a kami arrived from across the ocean at Cape Miho in Izumo, where the kami Ōkuninushi was residing. Since no one knew the identity of ... |
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Kukunochi |
[Kukunochi no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Ki no kami ( Kojiki, Nihongi ) The kami of trees, called "spirit of trees" ( kodama ) in Engishiki . According to Kojiki , Kukunochi was born after Izanagi and Izanami finished giving birth to the land (see kuniumi ). Nihongi likewis... |
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Kukurihime |
[Kukurihime no kami] (Nihongi) A kami of mediation and negotiation. According to an account transmitted by Nihongi , following the death of his wife Izanami, Izanagi went to the underworld (Yomi) to retrieve her; breaking the taboo ( kinki ) against viewing his dead wife, Izanagi wa... |
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Kumanokusubi |
[Kumano Kusubi no mikoto] (Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Kumano no oshihomi no mikoto, Kumano no oshikuma no mikoto, Kumano no oshisumi no mikoto,Kumano no osumi no mikoto ( Nihongi ) The fifth of five male and three female offspring produced as a result of the trial by pledge ( ukei ) ... |
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Kunitokotachi |
[Kuni tokotachi no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Kuni no tokotachi no kami( Kojiki ), Kuni no tokotachi no mikoto( Nihongi ) One of the first kami to appear in the mythical accounts of the unfolding of heaven and earth. Believed to represent the "foundation of the land," the n... |
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Kuraokami, Takaokami, Kuramitsuha |
(Nihongi) Other names: Kuraokami no kami, Takaokami no kami( Kojiki ) Kami produced from the blood that dripped from Izanagi's sword when he killed the kami of fire, Kagutsuchi. When Izanagi's consort Izanami gave birth to the kami of fire, she was burned and died. Enraged and sadden... |
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Kushinadahime |
[Kushinada hime](Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Kushi inada hime( Nihongi ) The daughter of Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi. About to be devoured by the serpent Yamata no orochi, Kushinadahime was saved by Susanoo in exchange for becoming his wife. Susanoo transformed the girl into a c... |
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Kōjin |
Literally "rough deity," the Buddhist tutelary Kōjin is usually depicted with six arms and three faces displaying angry expressions, and is known as guardian of the "three treasures" of Buddhism-the Buddha, the Dharma, and the sangha or congregation of mon... |
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Michinonagachiha |
[Michi no nagachiha no kami] (Kojiki) A kami produced from the belt discarded by Izanagi in preparation for performing ablutions. According to Kojiki , Izanagi cast away the belt as he fled from the polluted underworld of Yomi and arrived at "Awakihara by the Strait of Tachiban... |
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Mihotsuhime |
(Nihongi) According to an "alternative writing" transmitted by Nihongi , Mihotsuhime was the daughter of Takamimusuhi no mikoto, given in marriage to Ōmononushi (see Ōkuninushi no kami). In the episode known as the "transfer of the land" ( kuniyuzuri ), Tak... |
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Mikahayahi, Hihayahi |
[Mikahayahi no kami.Hihayahi no kami] (Kojiki) According to Kojiki , when Izanami died as a result of giving birth to the fire kami Kagutsuchi, her consort Izanagi was enraged and beheaded Kagutsuchi with his "ten-span sword." Blood falling on the rocks from the near end ... |
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Mikogami |
"Honorable-child- kami ," a term used in the context of cults of parent-child deities to refer to the offspring kami (also called byōeishin). For example, the fragmentary Tsukushinokuni fudoki describes the three-peaked mountain of Kishimayama as follows: "th... |
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Mikoto |
An honorific title affixed to the name of a kami or venerated person. While two Sino-Japanese characters 命 and 尊 have been used to express mikoto , the Nihongi states that "the character 尊 is used to extol the utmost in divine reverence, while 命 is used to refer to others. Both are re... |
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Mikumarinokami |
[Mikumari no kami] "Water-dividing kami ," tutelaries of the allocation of running water. The root kumari possesses the same significance as the modern kubari (allocate, distribute), and mi is an abbreviated form of mizu or water. Mikumari no kami are most often found e... |
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Mimoronookanokami |
[Mimoro no oka no kami] (Nihongi) "The kami of Mimoro Peak." In Kojiki expressed as Mimoro no yama no he ni masu kami ("the kami enshrined upon Mount Mimoro"). After Sukunahikona went to the "eternal land" (tokoyo no kuni), the kami of Mimoro Peak was ... |
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Mitsuhanome |
[Mitsuhanome no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Itsu no Mitsuhanome no kami( Kojiki ) A kami of water. Upon giving birth to the fire kami Kagutsuchi, Izanami fell ill and the kami Mitsuhanome was produced from her urine. According to Nihongi , Mitsuhanome was produced just before Izanam... |
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Mizokui |
[Mishima no mizokui](Kojiki) Other names: Mizokuimimi no kami ( Nihongi ) Mother of the kami Seyatatarahime. According to Kojiki , Seyatatarahime was of such beauty that Ōmononushi fell in love with her and transformed himself into a red-lacquered arrow which struck her genitals... |
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