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
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
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]
^Frédéric, L.; Louis-Frédéric; Roth, K. (2005).
Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press reference library. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
ISBN978-0-674-01753-5. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
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
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
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]
^Frédéric, L.; Louis-Frédéric; Roth, K. (2005).
Japan Encyclopedia. Harvard University Press reference library. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.
ISBN978-0-674-01753-5. Retrieved 2020-11-21.