Kurainata Spirit - Uka no Mitama

Japanese: 倉稲魂 - うかのみたま
Kurainata Spirit - Uka no Mitama
The spirit of food (rice). Uka, like ke and uke, means grains and food, and in the myths of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, there are many gods with similar characteristics, such as Uka no Mitama no Mikoto, Ogetsuhime no Kami, Ukemochi no Kami, and Toyuuke ​​no Kami. She is almost always spoken of as a goddess, probably because it is the female earth that nurtures grains. In the world of folk beliefs up to the present day, there are agricultural gods such as Ugajin, Oganokami, and Oukasama, all of which originate from Uka no Mitama.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
食物(稲)の霊魂のこと。ウカはケ,ウケと同じく穀物・食物を意味しており,記紀の神話には,倉稲魂命(うかのみたまのみこと)はじめ大気津比売神(おおげつひめのかみ),保食神(うけもちのかみ),登由宇気神(とゆうけのかみ)等々共通する性格の神が多くあらわれている。ほとんど女神として語られるのは穀物をはぐくむのが女性としての大地だからであろう。現在にいたる民間信仰の世界では宇賀神(うがじん),オガノカミ,おうか様などの農神があり,いずれも倉稲魂より発したものである。

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