Goddess of Water - Mitsuhanome no Kami

Japanese: 罔象女神 - みつはのめのかみ
Goddess of Water - Mitsuhanome no Kami
A god who appears in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.
When Izanami-no-Mikoto became ill after giving birth to the fire god, he was born from the fire god's urine. He is worshiped as the water god. He is the chief deity of Nyukawakami Shrine in Nara Prefecture. In the Kojiki, he is called Mitunamanome-no-Kami.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:
記・紀にみえる神。
伊奘冉尊(いざなみのみこと)が火神を生んで病んだとき,その尿より生まれた。水の神としてまつられる。奈良県丹生川上(にうかわかみ)神社の主神。「古事記」では弥都波能売神。

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