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Kushinadahime
deity in Shinto mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kushinadahime (クシナダヒメ), also known as Kushiinadahime (クシイナダヒメ) or Inadahime, is a goddess (kami) in Japanese mythology and in Shinto. She is married Susanoo, who rescued her from the monster Yamata no Orochi. As Susanoo's wife, she is a central deity of the Gion cult and worshipped at Yasaka Shrine.[1]
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Kushinadahime | |
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Goddess of rice, agriculture, marriage, love, childbirth, and child rearing | |
![]() Susanoo and Kushinadahime, by Yoshitoshi | |
Other names | Kushiinadahime (奇稲田姫) Inadahime (稲田媛) Makamifuru-Kushiinadahime (真髪触奇稲田媛) Kushiinada-Mitoyomanurahime-no-Mikoto (久志伊奈太美等与麻奴良比売命) |
Japanese | 櫛名田比売 |
Major cult center | Susa Shrine, Yaegaki Shrine, Suga Shrine, Hikawa Shrine, Yasaka Shrine, Hiromine Shrine, Kushida Shrine (Saga), Kushida Shrine (Toyama) and others |
Texts | Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, Izumo Fudoki, Sendai Kuji Hongi |
Personal information | |
Parents | Ashimazuchi [ja] and Temazuchi [ja] |
Siblings | Unnamed seven sisters |
Consort | Susanoo |
Children | Yashimajinumi (Kojiki) Ōnamuchi (Nihon Shoki) |
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