Ame-no-Uzume
Ame-no-Uzume is a Japanese goddess whose attributes and mythological role are recalled by those of the Nuristani deity Disani. She performs similar feats in the Japanese Amano-Iwato myth, which is reminiscent of the Nuristani story and suggests a common Proto-Indo-Iranian origin.
↻ synthesized from 7 sources
When
- First attested
- 600 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Japanese deity from Amano-Iwato myth with attributes paralleling Nuristani Disani and Vedic Ushas.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Disani
- co occurs with
- Amanojaku, Amazake-babaa, Amemasu, Amanozako, Tsukuyomi, Amatsuhikone, Amatsukami, Ama-Tsu-Mara, Ishikori-dome no Mikoto, Amatsu-Mikaboshi, Kagu-tsuchi, Amefurikozō, Ushi, Ame-no-Fuyukinu, Omizunu, Amenohoakari, Takuhadachiji-hime, Ninigi-no-Mikoto, Ame no Wakahiko, Kamimusubi, Tamakushi-hime, Ame-no-Minakanushi, Amorōnagu, Anmo, Aobōzu, Arikura-no-baba, Ashi-magari, Ameonna, Amikiri, Aoandon, Aonyōbō, Aosaginohi, Ashinagatenaga, Takemikazuchi, Ōkuninushi, Ame-no-oshihomimi, Ame no Hohi, Ame-no-Koyane, Kotoshironushi, Omoikane, Futsunushi, Futodama, Ishikoridome, Tamanoya, Shitateruhime, Ame no Wakahiko, Tefnut, Anpao, Susano'o, Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto, Sūrya, Marici, Saranyu, Shani, Ēostre, Aušra, Ratri, Chhaya, Amaterasu, Takami-Musubi, Susano'o, Moni, Uṣas
- allied with
- Ame-no-Tajikarao, Amaterasu, Ame-no-Tajikarawo-no-mikoto, Ame-no-Koyane-no-Mikoto, Ame-no-Futodama-no-mikoto
- serves
- Ninigi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Her attributes recall those of the Vedic Ushas and Japanese Ame-no-Uzume, who perform similar feats.”
#2808 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The kami of dawn, mirth, meditation, revelry and the arts. With the help of the mirror Yata-no-Kagami, she lured Amaterasu back out of the cave she had hidden herself in after Susanoo drove her away”
#4972 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Five of the gods who accompanied him in his descent - Ame-no-Koyane, Futodama, Ame-no-Uzume, Ishikoridome (the maker of the mirror), and Tamanoya (the maker of the jewel) - meanwhile became the ancestors of the clans involved in court ceremonial such as the Nakatomi and the Inbe.”
#12471 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Ame-no-Uzume, goddess of dawn, mirth, meditation, revelry and the arts.”
#15448 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The founder of the Japanese new religion Shintō Tenkōkyo, named Tomokiyo Yoshisane (友清歓真), received a divine revelation to practice the ritual of mikiyome tamashizume (浄身鎮魂法) (lit. 'body purification and soul strengthening') from Ame-no-Uzume during a kishin session on October 28, 1920.”
#15663 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001