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Gods in the heavens arc1/ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐-๐๐๐ข๐ (Sakuya-bime)
is the goddess of Mount Fuji and all volcanoes in Japan. She is also the blossom-princess and symbol of delicate earthly life. She is often considered an avatar of Japanese life, especially+
1/ since her symbol is the sakura (cherry blossom). Sakuya is married to the god Ninigi (Amaterasu's grandson). When she became pregnant in just one night, Ninigi accused her, that her child belonged to Kunitsukami (earthly god). She was enraged at Ninigi's accusation...
1/...and entered a doorless hut, which she then set fire to, declaring that the child would not be hurt if it were truly the offspring of Ninigi. (badass XD) Inside the hut, Sakuya had three healthy sons.
2/๐๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐ (Hinokagutsuchi, Homusubi)
is the god of fire, volcanoes and the patron deity of blacksmiths and ceramic workers. He's the son of Izanami and Izanagi. During his birth, his fierce heat killed his mother in the process (he was too hot to handle
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is the god of fire, volcanoes and the patron deity of blacksmiths and ceramic workers. He's the son of Izanami and Izanagi. During his birth, his fierce heat killed his mother in the process (he was too hot to handle).
2/Izanagi was so angry that he cut off Kagutsuchi's head, then sliced his body into eight pieces, which became eight volcanoes. Takemikazuchi and other deities were produced from the blood on his sword. After Kagutsuchi's decapitation the story continues and from...
2/... just about every body part of the fire god, from his left foot to his genitals, more gods were born. (I counted a total of 18 children. He is The Daddy
). In one version he took as a wife the Spirit Haniyamahime and together they had the god Wakumusubi (god of agriculture)
). In one version he took as a wife the Spirit Haniyamahime and together they had the god Wakumusubi (god of agriculture)
2/Such a destructive force as fire in a culture where buildings were typically made of wood and paper resulted in Kagutsuchi becoming an important object of ritual and a frequent receiver of appeasing offerings. He is still worshiped at his own private temple at Mount Atago.
3/๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ค (Shinatobe, Fujin)
is a god of wind. The Nihon Shoki stated that Shinatsuhiko was born after Izanagi and Izanami created the great eight islands of Japan. After these lands were completed, Izanagi blew at the morning mists that obscured them...
is a god of wind. The Nihon Shoki stated that Shinatsuhiko was born after Izanagi and Izanami created the great eight islands of Japan. After these lands were completed, Izanagi blew at the morning mists that obscured them...
3/...and these became Shinatsuhiko, God of the Wind. Mythologically, gender of Shinatsuhiko is unclear because some versions claimed that they're male and others that they're female. In Noragami Sekiun used "๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ" pronoun so Adachitoka decided for male portrayal.
4/๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ช
is the crow god and a symbol of guidance. This great crow was sent from heaven as a guide for legendary Emperor Jimmu on his initial journey from the region which would become Yamato. In Chinese mythology...
is the crow god and a symbol of guidance. This great crow was sent from heaven as a guide for legendary Emperor Jimmu on his initial journey from the region which would become Yamato. In Chinese mythology...
4/...he's a three-legged crow, which is interesting because his shinki are also three-legged crows.
5/๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ (O-Inari, Uka-no- Mitama)
is the god of foxes, of fertility, rice, tea and sake, of agriculture and industry, of general prosperity and worldly success. In earlier Japan, Inari was also the patron of swordsmiths and merchants.
is the god of foxes, of fertility, rice, tea and sake, of agriculture and industry, of general prosperity and worldly success. In earlier Japan, Inari was also the patron of swordsmiths and merchants.
5/Represented as male, female, or androgynous, Inari is sometimes seen as a collective of three or five individual kami. More than 32,000 of shrines are dedicated to Inari. In some legends Inari is also Uke Mochi (goddess of food) and in others Uke Mochi is Inari's wife.
6/๐ผ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ is a primitive god that promised strength and stability to anyone who wanted to give him full worship and also a god of defiance and prowess and he was even used as a figure for wars that would erupt. He soon began to become an evil figure in 300 AD, when...
6/...a prince, Nagasunehiko started to worship him to the point where he became crazy, thinking the god was forever by his side. Being an enemy of the Emperor Jimmu, most of Japansโ people say this as a bad sign and started to think of Nagasunehiko and his god Arahabaki...
6/as a symbol of deceit and marked the god more of a devil than a sign of good luck.
7/๐๐๐ข-๐ช๐ฃ-๐ ๐๐ข๐ช๐ฎ is the Ainu god of bears and mountains.
I hope I'm not annoying you with these threads, I just need to distract myself from the current events
