Sukunabikona
Sukunabikona was among the Three Pioneer Kami (開拓三神, Kaitaku Sanjin) used in Japanese colonial shrines. They are all Kunitsukami or earthly kami representing the land.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Medieval Japan.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Isana, Mahākāla-Daikokuten, Ichiji Kinrin, Vaiśravana-Bishamonten, Kenrō Jijin, Amaterasu, Kunitama, Okunitama, Ugajin, Benzaiten, Kotoshironushi, Acala
- allied with
- Ōkuninushi
- syncretized with
- Ebisu
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“A generic "Kunitama" was among the Three Pioneer Kami (開拓三神, Kaitaku Sanjin) Ōkunitama, Ōkuninushi, and Sukunabikona used in Japanese colonial shrines. They are all Kunitsukami or earthly kami representing the land.”
#9844 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The asteroid 10725 Sukunabikona derives its name from the kami. Sukunaarchaeum is an Archean parasite that is provisionally named for the deity.”
#10501 · 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.”
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