Kushinadahime
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For the asteroid, see 10613 Kushinadahime.
Kushinadahime (櫛名田比売、くしなだひめ), also known as Kushiinadahime (奇稲田姫、くしいなだひめ) 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.[1]
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Kushinadahime | |
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Goddess of rice, agriculture, marriage, love, childbirth, and child rearing | |
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) |
Japanese | 櫛名田比売 |
Major cult center | Susa Shrine, Yaegaki Shrine, Suga Shrine, Hikawa Shrine, Yasaka Shrine, Hiromine Shrine, Kushida Shrine (Saga), Kushida Shrine (Toyama) and others |
Texts | Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, Izumo Fudoki, Sendai Kuji Hongi |
Personal information | |
Parents | Ashimazuchi and Temazuchi |
Siblings | Unnamed seven sisters |
Consort | Susanoo |
Children | Yashimajinumi (Kojiki) Ōnamuchi (Nihon Shoki) |
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