Takamimusubi
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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
- Part of
- Kotoamatsukami
- Gender
- male
- Image
- Takamimusubi shinbutsu-zue.jpg
Show 3 more facts
- 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 sectionsContents
- 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.