Ebisu

Summary

Ebisu is a water deity^[1]. He draws 407 Wikipedia views per month (water_deity category, ranking #26 of 165).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ebisu's father was Izanagi^[3].
• Ebisu's mother was Izanami^[4].
• Ebisu's image is recorded as FMIB 52020 Ebisu, the Fish-god of Japan, bearing a Red Tai.jpeg^[5].
• Ebisu is recorded as male^[6].
• Ebisu's instance of is recorded as water deity^[7].
• Ebisu's instance of is recorded as nature deity^[8].
• Ebisu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 18025383^[9].
• Ebisu's GND ID is recorded as 119152126^[10].
• Ebisu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2019142571^[11].
• Ebisu's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16519220d^[12].
• Ebisu's part of is recorded as Seven Lucky Gods^[13].
• Ebisu's Commons category is recorded as Ebisu^[14].
• Ebisu's said to be the same as is recorded as Hiruko^[15].
• Ebisu's said to be the same as is recorded as Kotoshironushi^[16].
• Ebisu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/030n9p^[17].
• Ebisu's worshipped by is recorded as Japanese mythology^[18].
• Ebisu's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Ebisu^[19].
• Ebisu's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'えびす'}^[20].
• Ebisu's name in kana is recorded as ゑびす^[21].
• Ebisu's domain of saint or deity is recorded as fishery^[22].
• Ebisu's iconographic symbol is recorded as fishing rod^[23].
• Ebisu's iconographic symbol is recorded as red seabream^[24].
• Ebisu's Fandom article ID is recorded as noragami:Ebisu^[25].
• Ebisu's NicoNicoPedia ID is recorded as えびす神^[26].
• Ebisu's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007556122905171^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ebisu's father was Izanagi^[3]. His mother was Izanami^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ebisu include Yebisu Beer^[28], a beer brand^[29], founded in 1890^[30].

Why It Matters

Ebisu draws 407 Wikipedia views per month (water_deity category, ranking #26 of 165).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for him include Yebisu Beer^[28], a beer brand^[29], founded in 1890^[30].

FAQs

Who were Ebisu's parents?

Ebisu's father was Izanagi^[3]. Ebisu's mother was Izanami^[4].