Amatsumikaboshi

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In Japanese mythology, Ama-tsu-mika-boshi (天津甕星^[1], "Dread Star of Heaven",^[2] "August Star of Heaven"^[3]), also called Ame-no-kagase-o (天香香背男^[1], "Scarecrow Male of Heaven",^[2] "Brilliant Male"^[3]), was originally a malevolent Shinto god.^[2][4][3]

Under Chinese Buddhist influence,^[4] the god was identified with Myōken^[4] either as the pole star or Venus,^[1] before being combined with the god of all stars, Ama-no-mi-naka-nushi (天之御中主神, "Divine Lord of the middle heavens").^[4][3]

In some versions he was born from Kagutsuchi's blood.^[5] He is mentioned in passing in the Nihon Shoki as being subdued by Takemikazuchi during the latter's conquest of the land of Izumo, and is sometimes identified with the figure of Takeminakata in the Kojiki.^{[citation needed]}

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