Wakahirume-no-Mikoto

deity Japanese single tradition · 1

Wakahirume-no-Mikoto is a goddess in Japanese mythology, also known as 'young woman of the sun / day(time)'. A variant account identifies her as the goddess who was killed when Susanoo threw the flayed horse in Amaterasu's weaving hall.

When

First attested: 600 CE
Attested period: 600 – 700
Historical notes: Earliest records in Kojiki (c. 712 CE) and Nihon Shoki (c. 720 CE).

Relationships

co occurs with: Amaterasu, Izanagi, three Munakata goddesses, Susano'o

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Mentioned by

Amaterasu
Izanagi
three Munakata goddesses
Susano'o

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Amaterasu

Source passages

“The main account in the Shoki has Amaterasu wounding herself with the shuttle when Susanoo threw the flayed horse in her weaving hall, while a variant account identifies the goddess who was killed during this incident as Wakahirume-no-Mikoto (稚日女尊, lit. 'young woman of the sun / day(time)').”
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