Kushinadahime
Sign in to save, also known as or Inadahime (稲田姫、いなだひめ) among other names, is a goddess (kami) in Japanese mythology and the Shinto faith. According to these traditions, she is one of the wives of the god 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.
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Key facts
- Deity.type
- Japanese
- Deity.name
- Kushinadahime
- Deity.image
- Susanō no mikoto LCCN2008660593.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Susanoo and Kushinadahime, by Yoshitoshi
- Deity.god_of
- Goddess of rice, agriculture, marriage, love, childbirth, and child rearing
- Deity.script_name
- Japanese
- Deity.script
- 櫛名田比売
- Deity.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)
- Deity.cult_center
- Susa Shrine, Yaegaki Shrine, Suga Shrine, Hikawa Shrine, Yasaka Shrine, Hiromine Shrine, Kushida Shrine (Saga), Kushida Shrine (Toyama) and others
- Deity.consort
- Susanoo
- Deity.parents
- Ashimazuchi and Temazuchi
- Deity.siblings
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Name
- Mythology
- The slaying of the Yamata no Orochi
- Variants
- In the Izumo ''Fudoki''
- In the Hōki ''Fudoki''
- Worship
- Kushinadahime and Harisaijo
- Legacy
- See also
- References
- External links
, also known as or Inadahime (稲田姫、いなだひめ) among other names, is a goddess (kami) in Japanese mythology and the Shinto faith. According to these traditions, she is one of the wives of the god 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.
==Name== The goddess is named 'Kushinadahime' (櫛名田比売) in the Kojiki, while the Nihon Shoki variously names her 'Kushiinadahime' (奇稲田姫), 'Inadahime' (稲田姫), and 'Makamifuru-Kushiinadahime' (真髪触奇稲田媛).