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Kumanokusubi (熊野久须毘命,熊野櫲樟日命, Wonder Worker of Bear Moors) [1] is a God in Japanese mythology. He is the fifth son of Amaterasu. [1] [2] Some scholars have identified this kami as the saijin at the shrine Kumano Jinja in Shimane Prefecture. [3]
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 ...
Upon seeing that his brother returned home Hoderi attacked his brother and Hoori countered his attack with the use of his jewel that raised the tide in order to make him drown. Hoderi, drowning because of the tide, pleaded to his brother to save his life, so Hoori used the other jewel to lower the tide and saved his brother’s life. [ 17 ]
Kōjin (三宝荒神), is the god of fire, the hearth, and the kitchen. Konjin (金神) Kotoshironushi (事代主神) Kuebiko (久延毘古), the god of knowledge and agriculture, represented in Japanese mythology as a scarecrow who cannot walk but has comprehensive awareness. Kukunochi, believed to be the ancestor of trees. [22]
He was one of the principle gods involved in the plan to lure Amaterasu from the cave that she hid herself in. [3] The jewel was hung outside to lure her outside. Tama-no-iwaya is believed to be the grave for the kami, [ 4 ] and he is venerated at Tamanooya-jinja in Yamaguchi but is not venerated at any kampeisha .
Ōyama-tsumi or Ohoyama-tsumi (Kojiki: 大山津見神 or Nihon Shoki: 大山祇神, 大山積神, 大山罪神), also Ōyama-tsumi-mi'oya-no-mikoto (大山祇御祖命), is a god of mountains, sea, and war in Japanese mythology. He is an elder brother of Amaterasu and Susanoo and is also known by the alternate names Watashi-no-Ōkami ...
He is also known by the name Yatagarasu. [2]Kamotaketsunumi is his name; '-no-Mikoto' is an honorific, denoting divinity. Kamotaketsunumi. He is the founder of the Kamo clan of Yamashiro Province, and is known as the deity of the Shimogamo Shrine (Shimogamo Shrine).
In Shinto, Kotoamatsukami (別天神, literally "distinguishing heavenly kami") is the collective name for the first gods Shintos believe came into existence at the time of the creation of the universe. They were born in Takamagahara, the world of Heaven at the time of the creation. Unlike the later gods, these deities were born without any ...