Ōkuninushi
divinity (kami) in Japanese Shinto
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Summary
Ōkuninushi is a kami[1]. He ranks in the top 10% of kami entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,948 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Susanoo[3], Ame no Fuyu Kinu no kami[4]
- Mother: Kushinadahime[5], Sashikuni Wakahime[6]
- Spouse: Suseri-hime[7], Takiribime[8], Tagitsuhime[9], Kamuyatate hime no mikoto[10], Ya kami hime[11], Nunakawa hime[12], Totori no kami[13]
- Child: Kotoshironushi[14], Ajisukitakahikone[15], Takeminakata[16], Shitateruhime[17], Ki no mata no kami[18], Torinarumi no kami[19], Honoakari[20], Isetsuhiko[21]
- Sex or gender: male[22]
- Instance of: kunitsukami[23]
- Part of: Seventeen Generations of Earthly Deities[24]
- Commons category: Ōkuninushi[25]
- Said to be the same as: Susanoo[26], Kotoshironushi[27], Ōmononushi[28], Yashimajinumi no kami[29], Yamato no ōkuni tama no kami[30], Toshigami[31]
- Residence: Izumo Taisha[32], Ōmiwa Shrine[33]
- Honorific suffix: -no-Mikoto[34]
- Participant in: Myth of Ōkuninushi[35], Kunizukuri by Ōkuninushi[36], Kuni-yuzuri[37], Hare of Inaba[38]
- Name in kana: おおくにぬしのかみ[39]
- Sibling: Takiribime[40], Tagitsuhime[41], Ichikishimahime[42], Ame no Oshihomimi[43], Ame no Hohi[44], Amatsuhikone[45], Ikutsuhikone[46], Kumanokusubi[47], Isotakeru[48], Oyatsuhime and Tsumatsuhime[49], Suseri-hime[50], Toshigami[51], Ukanomitama[52], Hitokotonushi[53]
- P14391: 14204[54]
- P14750: 1186-5A1B-766D-C800-E100[55]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ōkuninushi include 10627 Ookuninushi[56], an asteroid[57].
Why It Matters
Ōkuninushi has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] He is known by 130 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for him include 10627 Ookuninushi[56], an asteroid[57].
FAQs
Who were Ōkuninushi's parents?
Ōkuninushi's father was Susanoo[3]. Ōkuninushi's mother was Kushinadahime[5].
Who was Ōkuninushi married to?
Ōkuninushi's spouses include Suseri-hime[7], Takiribime[8], Tagitsuhime[9], and Kamuyatate hime no mikoto[10].