Izanami-no-mikoto
deity underworld Japanese single tradition · 3
Izanami-no-mikoto is the spouse of Izanagi-no-mikoto. Izanagi-no-mikoto sought to leave after going to the realm of the dead (Yomi no Kuni) to visit her.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Izanami-no-Kami, Yomotsu-shikome, Ukemochi, Ōgetsuhime, Takehaya Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Takami-Musubi-no-Kami, Kami-Musubi-no-Kami, Hoori-no-Mikoto, Hoderi-no-Mikoto, Hosuseri-no-Mikoto, Dōsojin, Jizō, Sae no kami, Izanagi, Izanami, Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Ame-no-Minakanushi, Susano'o
- parent of
- Amaterasu-ōmikami, Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, Kukunochi, Kaya-no-hime, Ōhirume-no-Muchi, Hiruko, Susanoo no Mikoto
- consort of
- Izanagi-no-mikoto
- served by
- Yakusa-no-ikazuchi-no-kami, shikome
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“When one of the kami, Izanagi-no-mikoto, sought to leave after going to the realm of the dead (Yomi no Kuni) to visit his spouse Izanami-no-mikoto, he was chased by the demoness Yomotsushikome (黄泉醜女, lit. Yomi ugly woman).”
#9315 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001