Kushinadahime
deity earth Japanese single tradition · 3
Kushinadahime is a goddess who was rescued by Susanoo from the monstrous serpent Yamata no Orochi. Susanoo eventually married her.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Kojiki written c. 712-714 CE; Nihon Shoki in 720 CE.
Relationships
- consort of
- Susano'o
- co occurs with
- Ōnamuji, Sashikuniwakahime, Gozu Tennō, Suseribime, Mutō, god of the southern seas, daughter of the god of the southern seas, Toshitokujin, Hachiōji, Hasshōshin, Yashimajinumi, I(so)takeru, Ōya(tsu)hime, Tsumatsuhime, Ōtoshi, Ukanomitama, Ōyabiko, Amaterasu, Yamata no Orochi, Omoikane, Futotama-no-Mikoto, Ame-no-Koyane-no-Mikoto, Ame-no-Tajikarao-no-Kami, Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto, Ame-no-Fuyukinu, Ōkuninushi, Sagara
- parent of
- Ōnamuchi
- syncretized with
- Harisaijo
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Going down to earth, he arrived at the land of Izumo, where he killed the monstrous serpent Yamata no Orochi to rescue the goddess Kushinadahime, whom he eventually married.”
#12456 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Nihon Shoki's main narrative meanwhile depicts him as the offspring of Susanoo and Kushinadahime, although a variant cited in the same text describes Ōnamuchi as Susanoo's descendant in the sixth generation (in agreement with the Kojiki).”
#39290 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“As Gozu Tennō was amalgamated with Susanoo, Harisaijo was in turn identified with Susanoo's wife Kushinadahime.”
#39625 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5