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Ōkuninushi indirectly appears in a narrative set during the reign of Emperor Suinin. Prince Homuchiwake (本牟智和気命), Suinin's son with his first chief wife Sahohime (狭穂姫命, also Sawajihime), was born mute, unable to speak "[even when his] beard eight hands long extended down over his chest" until he heard the cry of a swan (or ...
[1] [2] [3] The Hare of Inaba forms an essential part of the legend of the Shinto god Ōnamuchi-no-kami, which was the name for Ōkuninushi within this legend. [4] The hare referred to in the legend is the Lepus brachyurus, or Japanese hare, possibly the subspecies found on the Oki Islands known as the Lepus brachyurus okiensis.
As Ōkuninushi was lamenting Sukunabikona's departure, another god "illuminating the sea" appears before Ōkuninushi, promising to aid him in his task if he (Ōkuninushi) will worship him. Ōkuninushi, in accordance with the god's wish, then enshrined him in Mount Mimoro (Mount Miwa) in the land of Yamato .
Ōkuninushi (大国主) A god of nation-building, farming, business, and medicine. Omoikane (思兼) The deity of wisdom and intelligence, who is always called upon to "ponder" and give good counsel in the deliberations of the heavenly deities. Ōmononushi (大物主神) in the Nihongi, Ōmononushi was considered an alternate name for ...
Ōkuninushi was shocked that such a small being could be the son of such a powerful creator goddess. Ōkuninushi brought Sukuna-biko-na to Kami-Musubi, who said that yes, he was her son, and that he fell out of her fingers. Ōkuninushi was on a quest to continue the creation of the Central Reed Plain and unite the people.
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According to the Tanba-koku Fudoki, in 709 (during the reign of Empress Genmei), a bunrei of the kami Ōkuninushi was transferred from this shrine to "the land of Kitsuki". For this reason, this shrine is also referred to as the Moto-Izumo ( 元出雲 ) ("original Izumo").
Ame-no-Fuyukinu is the son of Omizunu and Futemimi , the husband of Sashikuni Wakahime [4] [5] and the father of Ōkuninushi [6] (Ōnamuchi) [7]. Lineage and Descendants [ edit ]