"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...

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...

"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...

conflated with Ōkuninushi, Ebisu was sometimes identified with Ōkuninushi's son Kotoshironushi or the dwarf god Sukunabikona, who assisted Ōkuninushi in developing...

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...

Futemimi [ja], the husband of Sashikuni Wakahime [ja] and the father of Ōkuninushi(Ōnamuchi). The Kojiki extensively documents his genealogy. It says Amenofuyukinu...

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...

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...

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...

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...

he rules over. Shiro asks Ōkuninushi to reward Kanna by letting her reunite with Yayoi, using matchmaking, but Ōkuninushi refuses, telling him that matchmaking...

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...

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...

ceremony to enshrine three kami (Shinto deities); Ōkunitama [simple], Ōkuninushi, and Sukunahikona, was held in Tokyo. They were enshrined as the three...

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...

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...

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...

version of his lineage. It places Ōkuninushi as his descendant in the fifth generation. The Kojiki says Ōkuninushi is in the sixth generation. Yashimajinumi...

unknown, but it is said to have been constructed during the Heian period. Ōkuninushi and Kinomata-no-kami (木俣神) are the main gods of the shrine, but Amaterasu...

Kunitsukami and the Amatsukami. Okuninushi Ashinazuchi Tenazuchi Ōyamatsumi Sarutahiko Sovereign God Ōkuninushi Ōkuninushi no Gokojin Ajisukitakahikone,...

ruler of the dead in Japanese Buddhism Shinigami, god of death Susanoo Ōkuninushi, an alternate ruler of the underworld Erlik (Turkic mythology) Xargi (Siberian...

Okunitama [simple; ja] of the Musashi Province was traditionally identified as Ōkuninushi. Hirata Atsutane said in his morning prayers that the deities to worship...

Japan. It was the sōja of Owari Province. The main kami enshrined is Ōkuninushi. The shrine's main festival is held annually on May 6. Due to its location...

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...

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...

kamis. There are in Shintō, however, venerated mythical saints—such as Ōkuninushi ("Master of the Great Land") and Sukuma-Bikona (a dwarf deity)—who are...

eventually apologizes. Yuanfen Red string in Kabbalah Silver cord Yue Lao Ōkuninushi Kumihimo Chinese knotting Chinese button knot Frog (fastening) InuYasha...

pp. 104–112. Atsushi, Kadoya; Tatsuya, Yumiyama (20 October 2005). "Ōkuninushi". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Retrieved 2010-09-29. Atsushi, Kadoya (21 April...

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...

is the son of Ōkuninushi, the earthly deity of Izumo province. When the heavenly deities sent Takemikazuchi to conquer Izumo, Ōkuninushi deferred the decision...