Okuninushi-no-Kami

Japanese: 大国主神 - おおくにぬしのかみ

One of the main gods in Japanese mythology. The protagonist of Izumo mythology. In the Kojiki and Nihon shoki, he is said to be the son of Susanoo or the sixth-generation grandson, and has many other names, such as Onamuchi, Yachihoko, Omononushi, and Ashihara no Shikoo. In the Izumo no Kuni Fudoki, he is considered the creator of heaven and earth, which shows that the legend of the creation of the land in Izumo differs from that in the Kojiki and Nihon shoki (Izumo mythology). It is thought that he was gradually processed and incorporated into the imperial mythology system. The legend that he taught land management and crop cultivation together with Sukunabikona is also found in the Manyoshu and Kogo Shūi, and the two gods, the larger and the smaller, are considered to be the lords of the land in pairs. In the Kojiki, he married Suserihime no Mikoto, was bullied by his brother gods, and includes the legend of the White Rabbit of Inaba and the story of being tested by Susanoo no Mikoto.He then followed the orders of Amaterasu Omikami and retired, presenting the country to the heavenly grandson.
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Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information

Japanese:

日本神話中の主要な神の一人。出雲神話の主人公。記紀では素戔嗚(すさのお)尊の子とも，その６世の孫とも伝え，大己貴(おおなむち)命，八千矛(やちほこ)命，大物主神，葦原色許男(あしはらのしこお)神など多くの別名をもつ。《出雲国風土記》では天地創造神とされ，出雲における国土創造の伝承が，記紀と異なっていたことを示す（出雲神話）。そして次第に加工されて皇室神話体系に組み込まれていったと想像される。少彦名(すくなびこな)命とともに国土経営，農作物の栽培等を教えたとする伝承は，《万葉集》や《古語拾遺》にもみられ，大小二神が対で国土の主であると考えられる。《古事記》では須勢理毘売命(すせりびめのみこと)を妻とし，兄弟神にいじめられ，因幡(いなば)の白兎伝説や素戔嗚尊から試練をうける説話を含み，天照大神の命に従って，国土を天孫に献上し隠退する。
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