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Suseribime |
[Suseribime no mikoto] (Kojiki) The daughter of Susanoo and the principal wife of Ōnamuchi. Ōnamuchi visited Susanoo in the underworld land of Ne no katasukuni (see Ne no kuni) and there met Suseribime, but Susanoo presented Ōnamuchi with numerous trials before he would permit the ... |
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Tagitsuhime |
[Tagitsu hime no mikoto](Kojiki)(Nihongi) One of the three female kami produced as a result of the trial by oath ( ukei ) between Amaterasu and Susanoo. As her part of the test, Amaterasu took Susanoo's sword and broke it in many pieces, rinsing the fragments in the True Well of Heaven, ... |
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Tagorihime |
[Tagorihime no mikoto] (Nihongi) Other names: Tagirihime no mikoto( Kojiki ) One of three female kami produced as a result of the trial by pledge ( ukei ) between Amaterasu and Susanoo. The three became known as the "three goddesses of Munakata" as a result of their enshrin... |
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Tajikarao |
[Ame no tajikarao no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Tajikarao no kami( Nihongi ) A kami whose name means "heaven-hand-power." In the mythic episode of the "rock cave of heaven," the kami Omoikane proposed a plan to lure Amaterasu from the rock cave. According to t... |
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Takamimusuhi |
[Takamimusuhi no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Takamimusuhi no mikoto( Nihongi ),Takagi no kami ( Kojiki ) A central kami included in Kojiki 's "three kami of creation" ( zōka sanshin ), and one of the five "separate heavenly kami " ( kotoamatsukami ). A solitary ... |
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Takehiratori |
[Takehiratori no mikoto] (Kojiki) Other names: Takehinatori no mikoto, Takehinateru ( Nihongi ), Ame no hinatori ( Nihongi ) The child of Amenohohi, second of five male kami that came into being as products of the "trial by pledge" ( ukei ) undertaken by Amaterasu and Susa... |
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Takemikazuchi |
[Takemikazuchi no kami] (Kojiki) A kami produced from the blood adhering to the sword when Izanagi killed the fire kami Kagutsuchi. Together with Amanotorifune ( Kojiki ) or Futsunushi no kami ( Nihongi ), Takemikazuchi descended to the land of Izumo and entreated Ōkuninushi to tra... |
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Tamayoribime |
[Tamayoribime no mikoto] (Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Tamayorihime no mikoto( Nihongi ) The daughter of Watatsumi and younger sister of Toyotamabime. Tamayoribime raised her elder sister's child, the kami Ugayafukiaezu, and later became his consort, giving birth to four so... |
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Tamayorihime |
[Tamayori hime](Fudoki) Tamayorihime (or –bime) is a common noun meaning a divine bride, in other words, a woman who cohabits with a kami and gives birth to his child. Specifically, the daughter of Kamo Taketsunumi and Kamuikakoyahime, and the mother of Kamo Wakeikazuchi no mikoto... |
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Tanokami |
[Ta no kami] " Kami of the rice paddy," a tutelary of rice production. The general term ta no kami can be found nationwide, but regional variations exist in the specific names used to refer to the kami . Some include nōgami (farming kami ) in the northeast, sakugami ( kami of pr... |
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Taokihooi |
[Taokihooi no kami] (Nihongi) Ancestral kami ( sojin ) of the Inbe clan. A kami related to the manufacture of shrine structures and implements. According to Kogo shūi , Taokihooi was ancestor of the Inbe of Sanuki (present-day Kagawa Prefecture). Together with Hikosashiri no mikot... |
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Tenjinchigi |
tenjin chigi A collective term for the kami of heaven ( tenjin ) and kami of earth ( chigi ). The expression was strongly influenced by Chinese thought; in China, "heavenly deities" referred to the "Emperor Above in High Heaven" (Haotian Shangdi); the sun, moon... |
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Tokihakashi |
[Tokihakashi no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Tokiokashi no kami( Kojiki ) A kami appearing only in Kojiki , described as coming into being from one of the objects thrown down by Izanagi as he performed purification (misogi). After escaping from the underworld of Yomi, Izanagi arrive... |
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Torinoiwakusufune |
[Tori no iwakusufune no kami] (Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Ama no torifune no kami( Kojiki, Nihongi ) A kami of ships, produced by Izanagi and Izanami as part of their giving birth to various kami ( kamiumi ). According to Nihongi , the kami Torinoiwakusufune was produced as a boat f... |
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Toshigami, Toshitokujin |
A kami that visits during the New Year's season, heralding the advent of the New Year, also called Shōgatsu-sama (lit., "Honorable New Year"). The name Toshitokujin has origins in Chinese Yin-Yang divination (Jp. Onmyōdō), and refers to a goddess with dominion over aus... |
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Toyokumonu |
[Toyokumonu no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Toyo kumu nu no mikoto, Toyokuinu no mikoto, Toyokoushinu no mikoto, Ukifu no toyokai no mikoto, Toyokuninushi no mikoto( Nihongi ) One of the "seven generations of the age of the kami ( kamiyo ) as recounted by Kojiki . According to the ... |
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Toyotamabime |
[Toyotama bime no mikoto] (Kojiki)(Nihongi) Daughter of the sea kami Watatsumi, Toyotamabime was the consort of Hohodemi and mother of Ugayafukiaezu. Detailed accounts of her marriage and motherhood are provided by both Kojiki and Nihongi . When Hohodemi visited Watatsumi's un... |
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Toyoukehime |
[Toyoukehime no kami] (Kojiki) The offspring of Wakumusuhi, whom Izanami bore as she lay dying after giving birth to the fire kami , Kagutsuchi. The Kojiki account describes Toyoukehime as one of the kami assigned by Amaterasu to accompany Ninigi upon his descent, together with the ... |
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Tsukuyomi |
[Tsukuyomi no mikoto] (Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Tsuki no kami ( Nihongi ), Tsukiyomi no mikoto, Tsukiyumi no mikoto ( Nihongi ). The second of Izanagi and Izanami's "three noble children," and usually considered a male kami with rule over the night. The name tsuku-... |
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Ubusunagami |
The tutelary kami of one's birthplace. Also known as ubusuna. A variety of orthographical representations for the term ubusuna are found historically, including 本居, 生土, 参土, 宇夫須那, and 産須那. In any case, the element ubu means birth, though opinion is divided regarding the significan... |
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