Wakumusubi (和久産巣日神) is a
kami
are the Deity, deities, Divinity, divinities, Spirit (supernatural entity), spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the traditional Shinto religion of Japan. ''Kami'' can be elements of the landscape, forc ...
of agriculture. In many versions, he was born from the urine of
Izanami
, formally referred to with the honorific , is the creator deity of both creation and death in Japanese mythology, as well as the Shinto mother goddess. She and her brother-husband Izanagi are the last of the seven generations of primordial ...
when she died. Another version of the Nihon Shoki states he was a child of
Kagutsuchi
Kagutsuchi (カグツチ; Old Japanese: ''Kagututi''), also known as Hi-no-Kagutsuchi or Homusubi among other names, is the kami of fire in classical Japanese mythology.
Mythology
Kagutsuchi's birth burned his mother Izanami, causing her death. ...
and
Haniyasu-hime.
He is enshrined at
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.
He is the brother of
Mizuhanome
Mizuhanome (彌都波能売神 or みつはのめのかみ) is a divinity of water in Japanese mythology. She was born from the urine of Izanami.
Worship
She is enshrined at Atago Shrine. Ashiya Shrine and Niukawakami Shrine are also dedicate ...
. He is also the father of
Toyouke-Ōmikami
Toyouke-hime is the goddess of agriculture, industry, food, clothing, and houses in the Shinto religion. Originally enshrined in the Tanba region of Japan, she was called to reside at Gekū, Ise Shrine, about 1,500 years ago at the age of Emper ...
.
See also
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References
Shinto kami
Kunitsukami
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