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Takamimusubi

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Also known as Takami-musubi-no-kami

Takamimusubi (高御産巣日, lit. "Exalted Generative Force") is a creation deity in Japanese mythology, who was the second of the first beings to come into existence.

Key facts

Deity.type
Shinto
Deity.name
Takamimusubi
Deity.image
Takamimusubi shinbutsu-zue.jpg
Deity.god_of
Kotoamatsukami
Deity.script_name
Japanese
Deity.script
高御産巣日
Deity.parents
None; self-generated
Deity.children
Takuhadachiji-hime Omoikane Futodama Sukunabikona (Nihon Shoki)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
amatsukami
Gender
male
Image
Takamimusubi shinbutsu-zue.jpg
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name in kana
たかみむすひのみこと
relative
Nunakawa hime
worshipped by
Japanese mythology
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Mythology
  • Family
  • Worship
  • See also
  • References

Takamimusubi (高御産巣日, lit. "Exalted Generative Force") is a creation deity in Japanese mythology, who was the second of the first beings to come into existence.

It is speculated that Takamimusubi was originally the tutelary deity for the Japanese imperial family. According to the Kojiki, Takamimusubi was a hitorigami.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Takamimusubi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.