Kamimusubi

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Kamimusubi
Kotoamatsukami
Creation of the world according to the Kojiki, showing the five primordial gods (kotoamatsukami) and the subsequent seven generations of deities (kamiyonanayo)
Other names	Kamimusuhi, Kamumusubi
Japanese	神産巣日
Texts	Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, Izumo-no-kuni Fudoki
Personal information
Parents	None; self-generated
Children	Ame-no-Koyane Kisagaihime Umugihime Sukunabikona Amenoikutama

Kamimusubi (神産巣日) is a kami and god of creation in Japanese mythology and the third of the first three kami to come into existence (Kotoamatsukami).^[1] While being an Amatsukami ('Kami of heaven'), Kamimusubi has a strong connection to Kunitsukami ('Kami of land') in Izumo tradition.^[2]

Mythology[]

At the time of the creation of heaven and earth, Kamimusubi was in Takamagahara next to Ame-no-Minakanushi and Takamimusubi, and is considered to be one of the three gods of creation.

In Kojiki, Kamimusubi is an ancestral god who sits in Takamagahara and assists the gods of Izumo, and is called "Mi-Oya" (honorfic name for ancestor) by other gods.^[3] Kamimusubi became the ancestral god of the five grains (progenitors) after Kamimusubi transformed the grains produced from the body of Ōgetsu-hime, the goddess of food, who was killed by Susanoo, the god of storms.^[2]

At the beginning of the text, it is said that Kamimusubi is a genderless hitorigami, but when Ōkuninushi is killed by , his mother, , makes a request to Kamimusubi. However, here, Kamimusubi is considered a goddess because Kisagaihime and Umugihime were healed by "mother's milk".^[3]

Since the Izumo gods are not mentioned in Nihon Shoki, Kamimusubi exists only as a kinematic pair of Takamimusubi.^[3]

In Izumo-no-kuni Fudoki, Kamimusubi appears as the ancestor of the Tochi-gami (land gods) who appear as the origin of the name of . Many of the Tochi-gami, such as Kisagaihime and Umugihime, are goddesses, and it is thought that Kamimusubi is the mother goddess in the genealogy of a matriarchal society.^[3]

Kamimusubi is considered in many versions to be the mother of Sukunabikona.^{[4][page needed]}

Genealogy[]

There are no records of a spouse for Kamimusubi, but several children are mentioned.

Children[]

• Ame-no-Koyane^[5][6]
• Kisagaihime
• Umugihime
• Sukunabikona
• Amenoikutama

References[]

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