Kotoshironushi
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, also known as , is a Shinto kami.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Shinto
- Deity.children
- Himetataraisuzu-hime, Isuzuyori-hime
- Deity.father
- Ōkuninushi
- Deity.image
- File:Kotoshironushi shinbutsu-zue.jpg
- Deity.consort
- Tamakushi-hime
- Deity.mother
- Nunakawahime,
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- kunitsukami
- Gender
- male
- Child
- Nagasunehiko
- Father
- Ōkuninushi
- Image
- Kotoshironushi shinbutsu-zue.jpg
- Said to be same as
- Ebisu
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- name in kana
- ことしろぬしのかみ
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, also known as , is a Shinto kami.
In the Kojiki, Kotoshironushi is the son of Ōkuninushi, the earthly deity of Izumo province. When the heavenly deities sent Takemikazuchi to conquer Izumo, Ōkuninushi deferred the decision over whether to resist to his two sons. Kotoshironushi, who had been fishing at the time of Takemikazuchi's arrival, agreed to accept the rule of the heavenly gods, surrendered his spear and left Izumo. His brother Takeminakata fought with Takemikazuchi and was defeated.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kotoshironushi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.