Hinokagutsuchi
deity earth Japanese single tradition · 3
Hinokagutsuchi is the Japanese fire god whose birth caused the death of his mother, the goddess Izanami. She was burnt to death giving birth to him.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in the Kojiki, an early 8th-century Japanese chronicle.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Raijin, Enma-Dai-Ō, Yeomra, Izanagi, Yama, Jeoseungsaja, Shinigami, Ganglim, Izanami, Yanluo Wang, Diêm La Vương
- child of
- Izanami
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“The Kojiki relates that the Japanese goddess Izanami was burnt to death giving birth to the fire god Hinokagutsuchi.”
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