Shinatsuhiko (
Kojiki
The , also sometimes read as or , is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the , and the Japanese imperia ...
: 志那都比古神 - Long Blowing Lad,
Nihon Shoki
The or , sometimes translated as ''The Chronicles of Japan'', is the second-oldest book of classical Japanese history. It is more elaborate and detailed than the , the oldest, and has proven to be an important tool for historians and archaeol ...
: 級長津彦命) is a
Japanese mythological god
In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the un ...
of
wind
Wind is the natural movement of atmosphere of Earth, air or other gases relative to a planetary surface, planet's surface. Winds occur on a range of scales, from thunderstorm flows lasting tens of minutes, to local breezes generated by heatin ...
(
Fūjin
or , sometimes also known as Ryobu, is the Japanese god of the wind and one of the eldest Shinto and Buddhist gods. He is portrayed as a terrifying wizardly demon, resembling a red-haired, green-skinned humanoid wearing a tiger or leopard skin ...
). Another name for this deity is Shinatobe, who originally may have been a separate goddess of wind.
Sources
The Nihon Shoki stated that Shinatsuhiko was born after
Izanagi no Mikoto and
Izanami no Mikoto created the great eight islands of Japan.
After these lands were completed, Izanagi blew at the morning mists that obscured them and these became Shinatsuhiko, God of the Wind.
A Shinto liturgical text or ritual incantation called
norito
are liturgical texts or ritual incantations in Shinto, usually addressed to a given ''kami''.
History
The first written documentation of ''norito'' dates to 712 CE in the ''Kojiki'' and 720 CE in the ''Nihongi''.
The Engishiki, a compilation ...
addressed the god in this masculine name while a different name - Shinatobe - was ascribed to what is presumed to be his feminine version.
Some sources also called the wind deities Ame no Mihashira (pillar of Heaven) and Kuni no Mihashira (pillar of the Earth/Country) according to the belief that the wind supported the sky.
It is noted that these names preceded Shinatsuhiko and Shinatobe.
Shrines
The
Ise Grand Shrine
The , located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami and the grain goddess Toyouke-hime (Toyouke Omikami). Also known simply as , Ise Shrine is a shrine complex composed of many Shi ...
contains temples, the ''Kaze-no-Miya'' (wind shrines), that hold ''betsugū'' (detached shrines) which enshrine the Shinatsuhiko-no-Mikoto and Shinatobe-no-Mikoto.
In
Yūtō, Shizuoka
was a town located in Hamana District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
On July 1, 2005, Yūtō, along with the cities of Tenryū and Hamakita, town of Haruno (from Shūchi District), the towns of Hosoe, Inasa and Mikkabi (all from Inasa Dis ...
, the Oki-jinja Shrine is also dedicated to Shinatsuhiko-kami.
References
External links
*Shinatsuhiko on th
Japanese History Database
Japanese gods
Wind deities
Shinto kami
Kunitsukami
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