Ukanomitama

Ukanomitama-no-Kami
Ukanomitama-no-Kami
Goddess of food and agriculture
	Heian period statue of Ukanomitama at Ozu Shrine in Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture
Other names	Ukanomitama-no-Mikoto (倉稲魂命); Mikura-no-Kami (御倉神); Miketsukami (御食津神, 三狐神)
Japanese	宇迦之御魂神
Major cult center	Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kasama Inari Shrine, Yūtoku Inari Shrine and others
Texts	Kojiki, Nihon Shoki and others
Personal information
Parents	Susanoo-no-Mikoto and Kamuōichihime (Kojiki); Izanagi and Izanami (Nihon Shoki)
Siblings	Ōtoshi (Kojiki)

Ukanomitama (宇迦之御魂神 – Mighty Soul of Sustenance - Kojiki) (倉稲魂命 - Nihongi) is a kami in classical Japanese mythology, associated with food and agriculture, often identified with Inari, the deity of rice.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.