Inoko no Kami - Inoko no Kami

Japanese: 亥子の神 - いのこのかみ
Inoko no Kami - Inoko no Kami

...There has been a tradition since the Heian period that in Kannazuki (October in the lunar calendar), gods from all over Japan gather at Izumo Taisha Shrine in Izumo, but there is a god who stays there while the gods are away. In general, Okamasama or Koujin, Ebisu, Daikoku, and Inoko are the gods who stay there while the gods are away, and these gods have in common that they are household gods that are attached to houses. At the major shrines in various regions, such as Rokusho Myojin (Okunitama Shrine), the main shrine of Musashi, and Suwa Myojin (Suwa Taisha) in Shinano, there is a tradition that the god does not go to Izumo because he is actually a snake. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Inoko no Kami" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…神無月(かんなづき)(旧暦10月)には,日本中の神々が出雲の出雲大社に集まるという伝えが平安時代からあるが,そのとき留守居をするという神がある。一般には,オカマサマあるいは荒神(こうじん),恵比須,大黒,亥子(いのこ)の神を留守神としているところが多く,これらの神は,家屋に定着した家の神である点で共通する。武蔵の総社である六所明神(大国魂神社)や信濃の諏訪明神(諏訪大社)など,各地の大社には,神の本体が蛇なので出雲に行かないという伝えがある。…

※「亥子の神」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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