Futsunushi no Kami

Japanese: 経津主神 - ふつぬしのかみ
Futsunushi no Kami

The deification of Futsunomitama, the sacred sword of Isonokami Shrine (Tenri City, Nara Prefecture). The Mononobe clan, who managed the sacred treasures of Isonokami, used this sword to amplify the Emperor's life, and also took part in the battle to pacify Yamato, bearing this god. It was this sword that revived Emperor Jimmu, who fainted after landing in Kumano. Futsunushi-no-kami is enshrined in various places, including Izumo, and is also a reflection of the fact that he plays a leading role in the negotiations for the transfer of the country in various versions of the "Nihon Shoki." Furthermore, the Kojiki excludes Futsunushi no Kami from appearing in the section on the killing of the fire god, as well as in the section on the messenger transferring the country and in all other sections, and instead places emphasis on Takemikazuchi no Kami as a sword god; however, this is a revision of the original legend with the involvement of the Fujiwara clan, who later made Takemikazuchi no Kami their patron deity.

[Yoshii Iwao]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

石上(いそのかみ)神宮(奈良県天理市)の神剣、布都御魂(ふつのみたま)の神格化。石上の神宝を管理した物部(もののべ)氏は、この剣で天皇の生命を増幅するとともに、この神を奉じて大和(やまと)平定の戦いに加わった。熊野(くまの)上陸後に失神した神武(じんむ)天皇を復活させたのもこの剣で、経津主神が出雲(いずも)をはじめ各地に祀(まつ)られ、また『日本書紀』の諸伝で国譲り交渉の主役となっているのはその一端の反映である。なお『古事記』は、火神殺害条におけるこの神の出現、および国譲り使者条そのほかすべてにおいて経津主神を排しており、剣神として建御雷神(たけみかづちのかみ)を重用するが、これはのちに建御雷神を氏の守護神とした藤原氏の関与による原伝承の改訂である。

[吉井 巖]

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