Yashimajinumi (八島士奴美神) is a Japanese god.[2]

Yashimajinumi
Major cult centreAwata Shrine [ja]

Yasaka Shrine
Katano-jinja [ja]
Suga-jinja [ja]

Hyōsu-jinja [ja]
Genealogy
Parents
SpouseKonohanachiru-hime[1]
ChildrenFuha-no-Mojikunusunu [ja]

His name "Mighty Master Ruling Eightfold Isles" implies he ruled over all of Japan.[2][3]: 227 

He is the son of Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kushinadahime.[1][4] and father of Fuha-no-Mojikunusunu [ja][3]: 278  and husband of Konohanachiru-hime.[1][4]

He is part of the long line from Susanoo-no-Mikoto to Ōkuninushi.[1][4]

He has other names in the Nihongi. These include Suga no yuyamanushi mina samoruhiko yashimajino and Suga no yuina saka karuhiko yashimade no mikoto.[1][4]

Origin and Lineage

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He is the son of Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kushinadahime.[1][4] He appears in the Kojiki, an old Japanese text. He is the first in a line of seventeen generations from Susanoo. The Nihongi has a different version of his lineage. It places Ōkuninushi as his descendant in the fifth generation. The Kojiki says Ōkuninushi is in the sixth generation. Yashimajinumi married Ōyamatsumi's daughter, Konohanachiru-hime. This marriage links him to Ōkuninushi.[1][4]

Significance

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Yashimajinumi's role is important in Japanese mythology. He connects various deities in these stories. His family ties show the relationships among the gods in ancient texts..[1][4]

Shrines

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He is worshipped at Yasaka Shrine.[5]

Suga Shrine, claims to stand on the site of the palace Shinto deity Susanoo built after defeating the Yamata no Orochi, enshrines Susanoo, Kushinadahime, and their son Yashimajinumi.[6]

Family tree

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Ōyamatsumi[7][8][9] Susanoo[10][11][12]: 277 
Kamuo Ichihime[8][9][13][14]
Konohanachiru-hime[15][12]: 277 Ashinazuchi[16][17]Tenazuchi[17]Toshigami[14][13]Ukanomitama[8][9]
(Inari)[18]
Oyamakui[19]
Kushinadahime[17][20][12]: 277 
Yashimajinumi[15][12]: 277 
Kagutsuchi[21]
Kuraokami[22]
Hikawahime [ja][23][12]: 278 Fuha-no-Mojikunusunu [ja][12]: 278 
Fukabuchi-no-Mizuyarehana [ja][12]: 278 Ame-no-Tsudoechine [ja][12]: 278 Funozuno [ja][12]: 278 
Sashikuni Okami [ja][12]: 278 Omizunu[12]: 278 Futemimi [ja][12]: 278 
Sashikuni Wakahime [ja][12]: 278 Ame-no-Fuyukinu[24][25][12]: 278 Takamimusubi[26][27]
Futodama[26][27]
Nunakawahime[28] Ōkuninushi[29][12]: 278 
(Ōnamuchi)[30]
Kamotaketsunumi no Mikoto[31]
Kotoshironushi[32][33] Tamakushi-hime[31] Takeminakata[34][35] Susa Clan[36]
 
JAPANESE
EMPERORS
711–585 BC
 
Jimmu[37]
660–585 BC(1)
Himetataraisuzu-hime[37]Kamo no Okimi[32][38]Mirahime [ja]
632–549 BC
 
Suizei[39][40][41]
581–549 BC(2)
Isuzuyori-hime[38][42] Hikoyai[39][40][41] Kamuyaimimi[39][40][41]
d.577 BC
Miwa clan and Kamo clan Nunasokonakatsu-hime[43][32]
Imperial House of JapanŌ clan[44][45] and Aso clan[46]
  • Pink is female.
  • Blue is male.
  • Grey means other or unknown.
  • Clans, families, people groups are in green.

See also

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References

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