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Toshigami (年神 or 歳神, Toshigami or Tomo, lit. "year god"), also known as Ōtoshi-no-kami (大年神, lit. "great year god"), is a Japanese kami and a part of the Shinto pantheon. Etymology [ edit ]
Kamuō Ichihime is a Japanese goddess. [6] [7] [8] She is a daughter of Ōyamatsumi.[4] [5]She is referenced in the Kojiki as the second wife of Susanoo-no-Mikoto, [8] and the aunt of his first wife Kushinadahime.
The fundamental function of the New Year ceremonies is to honor and receive the toshigami (deity), who will then bring a bountiful harvest for farmers and bestow the ancestors' blessing on everyone." After January 15 (or in many instances the 19th) the kadomatsu is burned to appease the kami or toshigami and release them.
When shown in other forms, Ukemochi takes the shape of a fox. [2] Ōgetsu-hime is married to Hayamato (羽山戸神, Hayamato-no-kami), who is the son of Toshigami through his wife Amechikarumizu-hime (天知迦流美豆比売) in the Kojiki, making Hayamato her great-grandnephew through her brother Ōyamatsumi.
From 1874 to 1877, Shimazaki Masaki, the father of author Shimazaki Tōson and model for the main character of his seminal work Before the Dawn was the kannushi of this shrine. [ 2 ] Because of the bombing of Nagoya in World War II , Minashi Shrine served as a refuge for Atsuta Shrine 's Kusanagi from August 21 to September 19, 1945.
Kamimusubi (神産巣日), also known as Kamimusuhi among other variants, is a kami and god of creation in Japanese mythology.They are a hitorigami, and the third of the first three kami to come into existence (Kotoamatsukami), [1] alongside Ame-no-Minakanushi and Takamimusubi, forming a trio at the beginning of all creation. [2]
Kushinadahime (櫛名田比売、くしなだひめ), also known as Kushiinadahime (奇稲田姫、くしいなだひめ) or Inadahime (稲田姫、いなだひめ) among other names, is a goddess in Japanese mythology and the Shinto faith.
[3] [4] Their names mean foot stroking elder and hand stroking elder respectively. [5] [6] [7] They are considered Kunitsukami. [5] [4] They are the only two deities of the Kojiki explicitly stated as elders. [8] Ashinazuchi brought alcohol to Susanoo in order to kill Yamata no Orochi [9] [4] alongside Tensazuchi. [4]