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Shinanonosakanokami, Ashigarasakanokami |
[Shinano no saka no kami.Ashigara saka no kami] (Kojiki) Two kami subdued by Yamatotakeru during his eastern campaign. After passing through the provinces of Musashi and Kōzuke, Yamatotakeru arrived at the pass of Ashigara on the border of the provinces of Sagami and Suruga, where ... |
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Shinatsuhiko |
[Shinatsuhiko no kami] (Kojiki) Other names: Shinatobe no mikoto ( Nihongi ) According to an "alternate writing" transmitted by Nihongi , Shinatsuhiko was a kami produced at the time Izanagi and Izanami gave birth to the land (kuniumi). As he produced the land of Japan, I... |
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Shitateruhime |
(Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Takahime no mikoto ( Kojiki ), Takahime, Wakakunitama ( Nihongi ) The daughter of the land deities ( kunitsukami ) Ōkuninushi and Takiribime, and who became the wife of Amewakahiko when he descended from heaven to negotiate for the "transfer of ... |
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Shizuri |
[Shizuri no kami takehazuchi no mikoto](Nihongi) Other names: Shidori no kami takehazuchi no mikoto ( Nihongi ) According to Nihongi , the kami who completed the process of pacifying the "central land of reed plains" by subduing the final rebellious kami , the "sta... |
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Sukunahikona |
[Sukunahikona no kami] (Kojiki) A kami who assisted Ōnamuchi in the "forming of the land." According to Kojiki , Sukunahikona was a tiny kami who fell from between the fingers of its parent ( oyakami ) Kamimusuhi (according to Nihongi , Takamimusuhi). In Kojiki , Sukunahi... |
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Susanoo |
[Susanoo no mikoto](Kojiki)(Nihongi) Other names: Take haya susanoo no mikoto( Kojiki ) A kami introduced by ( Kojiki ) as having come into being from the nose of Izanagi no mikoto as he was performing ablutions ( misogi ) to rid himself of pollution encountered while in the underworl... |
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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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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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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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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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