Hiruko
deity water Japanese single tradition · 2
Hiruko is the child rejected by the gods Izanagi and Izanami and one of Amaterasu's siblings.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Attested in Kojiki (8th c.).
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Sume(ra)-Ō(mi)kami, Amaterasu Sume(ra) Ō(mi)kami, Amaterashimasu-Sume(ra)-Ōmikami, Tenshō Daijin, Amateru Ongami, Kukunochi, Kaya-no-hime, Amaterasu Ō(mi)kami, Amaterasu Ōhirume no Mikoto, Hi-no-Kami
- sibling of
- Ōhirume-no-Muchi, Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, Susanoo no Mikoto, Amaterasu-ōmikami, Tsukuyomi, Amaterasu, Kagutsuchi, Susano'o
- child of
- Izanagi, Izanami, Izanagi-no-mikoto, Izanami-no-mikoto
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“to them were born (in the following order) Ōhirume-no-Muchi (Amaterasu), Tsukuyomi, the 'leech-child' Hiruko, and Susanoo:”
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“After that, they gave birth to Hiruko, who, though three years old, was unable to stand. He was placed in a Heavenly Reed Boat and abandoned to the winds.”
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