Kotoshironushi

deity single tradition · 5

Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #412 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.

↻ synthesized from 5 sources

When

First attested
500 CE
Attested period
500 – 2020
Historical notes
Mentioned in Kojiki (c. early 8th century).

Relationships

syncretized with
Ebisu
child of
Ōkuninushi

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Sources

Source passages

“Hirata Atsutane said in his morning prayers that the deities to worship in Yamato Province were Ōmononushi, Okunitama, and Kotoshironushi.”

#9838 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“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.”

#12467 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Just as Daikokuten was conflated with Ōkuninushi, Ebisu was sometimes identified with Ōkuninushi's son Kotoshironushi or the dwarf god Sukunabikona, who assisted Ōkuninushi in developing the land of Japan.”

#34470 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“He is also known for his romantic escapades with several goddesses, which resulted in many divine offspring, including the gods Kotoshironushi and Takeminakata.”

#39267 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001