Sukunabikona
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thumb|Yuzen shrine at Atami|Atami onsen enshrines Sukunabikona Sukunabikona or Sukuna bikona (少彦名神, also known as Sukuna-biko, Sukuna-biko-na, Sukuna hikona) is the Shinto kami of the onsen (hot springs), agriculture, healing, magic, brewing sake and knowledge. His name means "the small lord of renown." He is often described as being a dwarf and is frequently paired with Ōkuninushi.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Shinto
- Deity.name
- Sukunabikona
- Deity.parents
- Kamimusubi (Kojiki), Takamimusubi (Nihon Shoki)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- amatsukami
- Gender
- male
- Father
- Takamimusubi
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- worshipped by
- Shinto
- parent
- Kamimusubi
- Commons category
- Sukunabikona
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Adventures with Ōkuninushi
- As Deity of Hot Springs
- As Inventor of Sake
- Shrines
- As Kami of Healing and Magic
- Eponymy
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Yuzen shrine at Atami|Atami onsen enshrines Sukunabikona Sukunabikona or Sukuna bikona (少彦名神, also known as Sukuna-biko, Sukuna-biko-na, Sukuna hikona) is the Shinto kami of the onsen (hot springs), agriculture, healing, magic, brewing sake and knowledge. His name means "the small lord of renown." He is often described as being a dwarf and is frequently paired with Ōkuninushi.
==Adventures with Ōkuninushi==
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