Kumanokusubi

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Kumanokusubi is a God in Japanese mythology. He is the fifth son of Amaterasu.[1]

Some scholars have identified this kami as the saijin at the shrine Kumano Jinja in Shimane Prefecture.[2]

Name[]

He goes by other names like Kumano no oshihomi no mikoto, Kumano no oshikuma no mikoto, Kumano no oshisumi no mikoto, and Kumano no osumi no mikoto.[2]

Summary[]

In Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, he is one of the five (or six in the third book of Nihon Shoki) deities that Susanoo-no-Mikoto incarnated after receiving the eight-shaku-tsunami that belonged to Amaterasu.

He was declared to be the son of Amaterasu because he was born from the fruit of Amaterasu's body. Kumano Kusubi-no-mikoto in the Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters), Kumano Kamanokusuhi-no-mikoto in the main text of the Nihongi (Chronicles of Japan), Kumano Oshihomi-no-mikoto in the first book, Kumano Kamanokusuhi-no-mikoto in the second book, Kumano Kamanokusuhi-no-mikoto in the third book, and Kumano Kusuhi-no-mikoto in the fourth book. In the second book, he is referred to as Kumano Kusuhi, in the third book as Kumano Oshikomi, and in the third book as Kumano Oshikumi, and in the third book as Iwato-Kagakure. In the third book, he is called Kumano-ohkaku-no-mikoto (Kumano-ohsumi). Both are said to be the last (5th or 6th) incarnations of the deity.

Related to Kumano[]

The deity's name, Kusubi (Kusuhi), is thought to mean "strange spirit" (mysterious divine spirit) or "strange fire. The current deity of Kumano-taisha is "Kumano-taishin Kushimikino- The current deity of Kumano-taisha is "Kumano-taishin Kushimikino- no-mikoto," but there is a theory that the original deity was Kumanokusubi.

Kumano-taishin Kushimikino- no-mikoto," but there is a theory that the original deity was Kumanokusubi. There is a theory that the deity of Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumanokusubi, is Izamiami, but this is also believed to be a reference to Kumanokusubi.[3]}

References[]

  1. ^ "Kumanokusubi • A History of Japan - 日本歴史". A History of Japan - 日本歴史. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  2. ^ a b "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-09-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Nihon no kami yomi kakkai jiten" (in Japanese). Kawaguchi Kenji (ed.). Kashiwa Shobo. 1999. ISBN 978-4-7601-1824-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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