Kushinadahime

Also known as Kushi-nada-hime

, 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.

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 19
Total plays: 32

via Last.fm · Kushinadahime

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: Unnamed seven sisters
Deity.children: Yashimajinumi (Kojiki)Ōnamuchi (Nihon Shoki)
Deity.texts: Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, Izumo Fudoki, Sendai Kuji Hongi

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Show 2 more facts

name in kana: くしなだひめ
Commons category: Kushinadahime

via Wikidata · CC0

~11 min read

Article

12 sections

Contents

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

==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).