Futsunushi

deity sky single tradition · 1

Futsunushi is a warrior deity sent by the heavenly gods to remonstrate with Ōkuninushi. The two gods then went around Ashihara-no-Nakatsukuni, killing those who resisted them and rewarding those who rendered submission, before going back to heaven.

When

First attested
600 CE
Attested period
600 – 2020
Historical notes
Mentioned in Kojiki (c. early 8th century).

Relationships

allied with
Takemikazuchi

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“The preceding messengers having thus failed to complete their task, the heavenly gods finally sent the warrior deities Futsunushi and Takemikazuchi to remonstrate with Ōkuninushi. At the advice of his son Kotoshironushi, Ōkuninushi agreed to abdicate and left the physical realm to govern the unseen spirit world, which was given to him in exchange.”

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