The God of the Land of the Gods - Utsukunitama

Japanese: 顕国玉神 - うつしくにたまのかみ
The God of the Land of the Gods - Utsukunitama

...The name means "Great Lord of the Country," and indicates his position as the leader of the Kunitsukami (indigenous gods) in contrast to Amaterasu Okami, the chief of the Amatsukami (gods of Takamagahara). Okuninushi also has other names, such as Oonamuchi no Mikoto, Ashihara no Shiko, Yachihoko no Kami, and Utsukunitama no Kami. This is based on the fact that this god was formed as a collection and integration of many deities, and as a result, the Okuninushi myth contains quite a variety of elements.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kenkoku Tamakami" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…名義は大いなる国主の意で,天津神(あまつかみ)(高天原の神々)の主神たる天照大神(あまてらすおおかみ)に対して国津神(くにつかみ)(土着の神々)の頭領たる位置をあらわす。大国主にはなお大己貴命(おおなむちのみこと),葦原醜男(あしはらのしこお),八千矛神(やちほこのかみ),顕国玉神(うつしくにたまのかみ)などの別名がある。これはこの神が多くの神格の集成・統合として成った事情にもとづいており,そこからオオクニヌシ神話はかなり多様な要素を含むものとなっている。…

※「顕国玉神」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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