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Watatsumi (海神, 綿津見), also pronounced Wadatsumi, is a legendary kami (神, god; deity; spirit), Japanese dragon and tutelary water deity in Japanese mythology.
Indonesian mythology from the Kei Islands and Minahassa Peninsula strongly resemble the Japanese Hoori-Hoderi legend according to Visser, however, the tide-flowing jewel motif is replaced by torrential rain-making: "the hero of the Minahassa legend by his prayers caused the rain to come down in torrents upon his evil friend. [22] "Several ...
Toyotama-hime (Japanese: 豊玉姫) is a goddess in Japanese mythology who appears in Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. She is the daughter of the sea deity, Watatsumi, and the wife of Hoori. She is known as the paternal grandmother of Emperor Jimmu, the first emperor of Japan.
Ryūjin (龍神, lit. ' Dragon God '), which in some traditions is equivalent to Ōwatatsumi, was the tutelary deity of the sea in Japanese mythology.In many versions Ryūjin had the ability to transform into a human shape.
A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to a group of people (cultural, ethnic, religious, etc.), who changes the world through invention or discovery.A typical culture hero might be credited as the discoverer of fire or agriculture, songs, tradition, law or religion, and is usually one of the most important legendary figures of a people, sometimes as the founder of its ruling dynasty.
Kagutsuchi's corpse created numerous deities, which typically includes Watatsumi, Kuraokami, Takemikazuchi, Futsunushi, Amatsu-Mikaboshi, and Ōyamatsumi. [2] [3] Kagutsuchi's birth, in Japanese mythology, comes at the end of the creation of the world and marks the beginning of death. [4]
Originally the Sumiyoshi sanjin and Watatsumi sanjin were the same gods, but when, in ancient times, the throne was moved east from Kyūshū to the area now known as Kinki, it was the Sumiyoshi sanjin that supposedly served an important role. In other words, the Watatsumi sanjin stayed in Kyūshū and the Sumiyoshi sanjin moved to Kinki.
A daughter of Watatsumi, the sister of Tamayori-hime, the wife of Hoori, the mother of Ugayafukiaezu and the grandmother of Emperor Jimmu. Toyouke-hime The kami of agriculture, industry, food, clothing, and houses in the Shinto religion. She is the granddaughter of Izanagi and the daughter of Wakumusubi. Tsuchigumo A clan of spider-like yōkai ...