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Amenotokotachi |
[Ame no tokotachi no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Ame no tokotachi no mikoto( Nihongi ) One of the primeval kami appearing in the myth of the unfolding of heaven and earth. This kami is described as only an abstract being, without shape or other attributes. Most commentators view this k... |
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Amenouzume |
[Ame no uzume no kami](Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Ame no uzume no mikoto( Kojiki , Nihongi ) The goddess who danced so as to lure Amaterasu from the heavenly rock cave. At the Descent of the Heavenly Grandchild ( tenson kōrin ), she was sent along as one of the "chiefs of the five ... |
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Amewakahiko |
[Ame wakahiko] (Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Ame no wakahiko( Kojiki , Nihongi ) The child of Amatsukunitama. In preparation for the Descent of the Heavenly Grandchild ( tenson kōrin ), Amenohohi was first sent from the Plain of High Heaven to the residence of the earth kami Ōkunin... |
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Ameyuzuruhiamenosagirikuniyuzuruhikuninosagiri |
[Ameyuzuruhi amenosagiri kuniyuzuruhi kuninosagiri no mikoto] (Kuji hongi) The first kami to appear in the myth of the unfolding of heaven and earth, according to Sendai kuji hongi alone. This kami has been interpreted as an expression of the sun shining into a mist symbolizing cha... |
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Awanagi, Awanami |
[Awanagi no kami][Awanami no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Awanagi no mikoto( Nihongi ) According to Kojiki , two deities born as a result of a division of rule over rivers and seas by the two kami of the sea-straits, Hayaakitsuhiko and Hayahakitsuhime. Some interpretations vary by id... |
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Awasakumitama, Sokodokumitama, Tsubutatsumitama |
(Kojiki) Alternate names for the kami Sarutahiko. At the time of the Descent of the Heavenly Granchild ( tenson kōrin ), Sarutahiko met him and acted as guide; later he returned to his native land, accompanied by Amenouzume. Afterwards, he was fishing at Azaka (present day Matsuzaka... |
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Chimatanokami |
[Chimata no kami] (Kojiki) The tutelary kami of "crossroads" or "forking paths." According to Kojiki , this kami was produced when Izanagi threw down his formal trousers ( mihakama ) in order to perform ablutions at the Straits of Tachibana after returning fr... |
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Funado |
[Funado no kami](Nihongi) Other names: Kunado sae no kami ( Nihongi ), Tsukitatsu Funado no kami ( Kojiki ) The first of the kami produced by Izanagi as he threw down his staff in preparation for ablutions at "Awakihara by the Strait of Tachibana in Hyūga of Tsukushi" follow... |
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Futodama |
[Futodama no mikoto] (Kojiki) A kami identified as ancestor of the Inbe clan, and whose characteristics are believed to reflect the official functions of the clan as court ritualists. Kogo shūi records Futodama as the child of Takuhatachijihime, and grandchild of Takamimusuhi no ... |
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Futsunomitama |
(Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Sajifutsu no kami, Mikafutsu no kami ( Kojiki ) The personification of a divine sword. At the time of Emperor Jinmu's campaign to the east, Amaterasu ordered Takemikazuchi to assist the beleaguered Jinmu, whereupon Takemikazuchi miraculously sen... |
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Futsunushi |
[Futsunushi no kami] (Nihongi) A tutelary kami of swords, interpreted by some as the divine personification of the sacred sword Futsu no mitama, and revered as one of the ancestral kami ( sojin ) of the Fujiwara clan. Futsunushi's activities frequently overlap with those of the kami ... |
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Gonansanjoshin |
[Gonan sanjoshin] "Five male and three female kami ," a collective term referring to the offspring produced as a result of Amaterasu and Susanoo's trial by pledge ( ukei ). The three female kami were produced from the "seed" ( monozane ) represented by Susanoo'... |
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Haniyasu |
[Haniyasu no kami] (Nihongi) A tutelary kami of earth. According to an "alternate writing" recorded in Nihongi , Haniyasu no kami was produced by Izanagi and Izanami after they had completed giving birth to the "Great Eight-Island Country" (Ōyashimaguni). ... |
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Haruyamanokasumiotoko, Akiyamanoshitabiotoko |
[Haruyama no kasumi otoko.Akiyama no shitabi otoko] (Kojiki) A pair of sibling kami who appear in the middle chapters of Kojiki . The elder brother Akiyama no Shitabiotoko ("fall-mountain-ruddy-man") wagered with his younger brother Haruyama no Kasumiotoko ("... |
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Hayaakitsuhi, Hayaakitsuhime |
[Haya akitsuhi no kami.Haya akitsuhime no kami](Kojiki) Other names: Haya akitsuhiko no kami( Kojiki ), Haya akitsuhi no mikoto( Nihongi ), Minato no kami ( Kojiki ) One of the kami produced by Izanagi and Izanami in Kojiki 's account of the "birth of the land" ( kuniumi ). T... |
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Hayatamanoo |
(Nihongi) The first kami appearing after Izanagi went to the underworld of Yomi and parted from his deceased spouse Izanami, according to an "alternate writing" recorded in Nihongi . Although Izanagi traveled to the underworld to visit Izanami, he broke his vow not to lo... |
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Hezakaru, Hetsunagisabiko, Hetsukahibera |
[Hezakaru no kami.Hetsunagisabiko no kami.Hetsukahibera no kami] (Kojiki) According to Kojiki , three kami which came into existence when Izanagi threw down armbands (bracelets decorated with pearls and jewels) from his right arm in preparation for purification after his retu... |
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Hinokuma, Kunikakasu |
[Hinokuma no kami.Kunikakasu no kami] (Nihongi) Central kami ( saijin ) at the Hinokuma Kunikakasu Shrines. At the time of Amaterasu's retreat into the rock cave of heaven, the kami Ishikoridome cast a "sun-image mirror," but his first attempt was imperfect. This first ... |
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Hiruko |
(Kojiki)(Nihongi) "Leach-child," a deformed infant born to Izanagi and Izanami as a result of Izanami's mistake in speaking first to Izanagi during their courtship. The child was placed in a reed boat and set adrift. The meaning of the child's name is debated, although h... |
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Hitokotonushi |
[Katsuragi no hitokotonushi no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Katsuragi no hitokotonushi no ōkami ( Kojiki ) A kami appearing on Mount Katsuragi, near the border of Yamato and Kawachi Provinces, and who could utter oracles of good or evil with the decisive speaking of a "single wo... |
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