"Great Deity of Iwa") is also identified with Ōkuninushi. As the first two characters of 'Ōkuninushi', 大国, can also be read as 'Daikoku', the god was...
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Sukunabikona (section Adventures with Ōkuninushi)
described as being a dwarf and is frequently paired with Ōkuninushi. One day while Ōkuninushi was at Miho Bay, he saw a small boat on the whitecap waves...
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conflated with Ōkuninushi, Ebisu was sometimes identified with Ōkuninushi's son Kotoshironushi or the dwarf god Sukunabikona, who assisted Ōkuninushi in developing...
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Ōmononushi (section Ōmononushi and Ōkuninushi)
"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...
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change his name to Ōkuninushi-no-Kami (大国主神, "Master of the Great Land"). Using the weapons he obtained from Susanoo, Ōkuninushi defeats his brothers...
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is home to two major festivals. It is dedicated to the god Ōkuninushi (大国主大神, Ōkuninushi no Ōkami), famous as the Shinto deity of marriage and to Kotoamatsukami...
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is the great-grandfather of the male deity Ōkuninushi (大国主神). Then, the great-grandson of Ōkuninushi, Mikanushi-hiko (甕主日子神) married Hinarashi-hime...
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advised by Susanoo to change his name to Ōkuninushi-no-Kami (大国主神, "Master of the Great Land"). Ōkuninushi defeats his wicked brothers and becomes the...
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sat atop it, while demanding the local god Ōkuninushi to relinquish the Izumo province over to them. Ōkuninushi replied he would defer the decision to his...
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merged with Buddhist deities in East Asian Buddhism Daikokuten is a Shiva-Ōkuninushi fusion deity in Japan Acala is a fierce Shiva adaptation in both China...
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technically a name the same way 'Susanoo' in 'Susa no O no Mikoto' or 'Ōkuninushi' in 'Ōkuninushi no Kami' are. Amaterasu is an attributive verb form that modifies...
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Ōmononushi was considered an alternate name for Ōkuninushi. But, it appears that the two were separate kami. Ōkuninushi (大国主) A god of nation-building, farming...
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Futemimi [ja], the husband of Sashikuni Wakahime [ja] and the father of Ōkuninushi(Ōnamuchi). The Kojiki extensively documents his genealogy. It says Amenofuyukinu...
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Okunitama [simple; ja] of the Musashi Province was traditionally identified as Ōkuninushi. Hirata Atsutane said in his morning prayers that the deities to worship...
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ruler of the dead in Japanese Buddhism Shinigami, god of death Susanoo Ōkuninushi, an alternate ruler of the underworld Erlik (Turkic mythology) Xargi (Siberian...
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Susanoo-no-Mikoto, who was cast out of Takamagahara, and his descendants, such as Ōkuninushi, are considered to be Kunitsugami. Ogasawara Shozo [ja] proposed a system...
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he rules over. Shiro asks Ōkuninushi to reward Kanna by letting her reunite with Yayoi, using matchmaking, but Ōkuninushi refuses, telling him that matchmaking...
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Kunitsukami and the Amatsukami. Okuninushi Ashinazuchi Tenazuchi Ōyamatsumi Sarutahiko Sovereign God Ōkuninushi Ōkuninushi no Gokojin Ajisukitakahikone,...
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Ajisukitakahiko) is a kami in Japanese mythology. He is one of the sons of Ōkuninushi and the tutelary deity of Kamo. The god is referred to both as...
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the legend of the Shinto god Ōnamuchi-no-kami, which was the name for Ōkuninushi within this legend. The hare referred to in the legend is the Lepus brachyurus...
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that he was originally a god known as "Kotoshironushi no Mikoto", son of Ōkuninushi. He became one of the shichifukujin or the seven gods of fortune, which...
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primary kami enshrined at Izumo Daijingū are: Ōkuninushi (大国主神) Mihotsu-hime no Mikoto (三穂津姫尊), wife of Ōkuninushi The secondary kami are: Amatsuhikone (天津彦根命)...
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and for what purpose remain in complete mystery. In legend, the kami Ōkuninushi and Sukunabikona came from Izumo to Harima and attempted to build a stone...
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eventually apologizes. Yuanfen Red string in Kabbalah Silver cord Yue Lao Ōkuninushi Kumihimo Chinese knotting Chinese button knot Frog (fastening) InuYasha...
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text, it is said that Kamimusubi is a genderless hitorigami, but when Ōkuninushi is killed by Yasogami(八十神), his mother, Sashikuniwakahime(刺国若比売), makes...
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to a minor role and instead accorded high status to the earthly deity Ōkuninushi, who he argued was given jurisdiction by the gods Takamimusubi and Amaterasu...
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the spring became popular. A long time ago, there were two small gods, Ōkuninushi no Mikoto and Sukunabikona no Mikoto. They came from Izumo to Dōgo. Sukunabikona...
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ceremony to enshrine three kami (Shinto deities); Ōkunitama [simple], Ōkuninushi, and Sukunahikona, was held in Tokyo. They were enshrined as the three...
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includes several other shrines, among them the Jishu Shrine, dedicated to Ōkuninushi, a god of love and "good matches". Jishu Shrine possesses a pair of "love...
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mother of Fuha-no-Mojikunusunu [ja]: 277–278 She is an ancestess of Ōkuninushi.: 277–278 Her sister is Konohanasakuya-hime the volcano goddess worshipped...
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