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Susanoo (スサノオ; historical orthography: スサノヲ, 'Susanowo'), often referred to by the honorific title Susanoo-no-Mikoto, is a kami in Japanese mythology.The younger brother of Amaterasu, goddess of the sun and mythical ancestress of the Japanese imperial line, he is a multifaceted deity with contradictory characteristics (both good and bad), being portrayed in various stories ...
Susanoo slaying the Yamata no Orochi, woodblock print by Toyohara Chikanobu Yamata no Orochi ( ヤマタノオロチ , also 八岐大蛇 , 八俣遠呂智 or 八俣遠呂知 ) , or simply Orochi ( 大蛇 ) , is a legendary eight-headed and eight-tailed Japanese dragon / serpent .
Susanoo got the serpent drunk with the alcohol and killed it for them. [10] In the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki, the god Susanoo, after his banishment from the heavenly realm Takamagahara, came down to earth, to the land of Izumo, where he encountered an elderly couple named Ashinazuchi and Tenazuchi, both children of the mountain god Ōyamatsumi.
After defeating the serpent, Susanoo built a palace or shrine for Kushinadahime in a place called Suga - so named because Susanoo felt refreshed (sugasugashi) upon arriving there - and made her father Ashinazuchi its head (obito), giving him the title 'Inada-no-Miyanushi-Suga-no-Yatsumimi-no-Kami' (稲田宮主須賀之八耳神 "Master of the ...
Susa Shrine (須佐神社, Susa Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Izumo, Shimane, Japan.It is the 18th Shinto shrine in the Enza-no-kai Organization [2] list of shrines and temples considered important to the historical region of Izumo, which includes other major shrines in Shimane and Tottori Prefectures including Izumo-taisha, Kumano-taisha, and Ōgamiyama Jinja.
The serpent was due to return for the last daughter, Princess Kushinada, when Susanoo arrived. Through his ingenuity, Susanoo slew the serpent and won Kushinada's hand in marriage. The Yaegaki Shrine was erected in the spot where Susanoo built a house for himself and Kushinada to live. At the shrine, visitors can see the Mirror Pond.
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Susanoo then pursued them as far as the slopes of Yomotsu Hirasaka (黄泉比良, the "Flat Slope of Yomi"), the borders of the underworld. As the two were fleeing, Susanoo grudgingly gave his blessing to Ōnamuji, renaming him Ōkuninushi-no-Kami (大国主神, "Master of the Great Land") and Utsushikunitama-no-Kami (宇都志国玉神 'Spirit ...