Itakeru no Kami - Itakeru no Kami

Japanese: 五十猛神 - いたけるのかみ

A god who appears in one of the volumes of the Nihon Shoki (a separate version), he is the son of Susanoo-no-Mikoto. He is said to have been enshrined in Kii Province. He does not appear in the main text of the Nihon Shoki or the Kojiki. Apart from being a heroic god who defeated the Yamata no Orochi, Susanoo also has an aspect as a god who created trees, which is thought to be closer to the original form. Isotake-no-Mikoto appears in the legends as a god of trees. He accompanied Susanoo, who was chased out of Takamagahara, to Silla, suggesting the depth of his relationship with Susanoo. As for his achievements, he is praised as a god who spread tree seeds throughout the Japanese archipelago. He is currently enshrined at Itakiso Shrine in Wakayama City as a god of reforestation. <References> Kanda Norishiro, "The True Form of the Susanoo Myth" (Japanese Studies: Language and Tradition, edited by the Publication Committee for the Collection of Essays Commemorating the Seventieth Birthday of Professor Ohno Susumu)

(Noritaka Kanda)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

『日本書紀』の一書(別伝)にみえる素戔嗚尊(スサノオノミコト)の御子神。紀伊国に鎮座したとする。『日本書紀』の本文や『古事記』には登場しない。スサノオには八岐大蛇を退治するという英雄的な神というのとは別に,樹木の創造神という側面があり,こちらのほうがより原形に近いと思われる。五十猛神はその樹木神としての伝承に登場する。高天原から追われたスサノオに従って新羅国へ渡ったりしていて,スサノオとの関係の深さを思わせる。事績としては日本列島にあまねく樹木の種を広めた神であることが,称えられている。現在植林の神として和歌山市の伊太祁曾神社に祭られている。<参考文献>神田典城「スサノヲ神話の本姿」(大野晋先生古稀記念論文集刊行会編『日本研究―言語と伝承』)

(神田典城)

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