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Ukanomitama
Japanese deity of agriculture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ukanomitama (宇迦之御魂神 – Mighty Soul of Sustenance[1] - Kojiki) (倉稲魂命 - Nihongi) is a kami in classical Japanese mythology, associated with food and agriculture, often identified with Inari, the deity of rice.
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Ukanomitama-no-Kami | |
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Goddess of food and agriculture | |
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Other names | Ukanomitama-no-Mikoto (倉稲魂命) Mikura-no-Kami (御倉神) |
Japanese | 宇迦之御魂神 |
Major cult center | Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kasama Inari Shrine, Yūtoku Inari Shrine and others |
Texts | Kojiki, Nihon Shoki and others |
Genealogy | |
Parents | Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kamuōichihime (Kojiki) Izanagi and Izanami (Nihon Shoki) |
Siblings | Ōtoshi (Kojiki) |
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