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Amenotokotachi is a Japanese primordial deity[1] They came after Umashiashikabihikoji and before Kuni-no-Tokotachi. He is a Hitorigami, or a singular divinity born early in the universe.[2]
Overview
[change | change source]He was the last of the five Amatsukami to appear at the creation of heaven and earth . He was a solitary god, and hid himself as soon as he appeared. He does not appear in the official version of the Nihon Shoki, but appears only in the Kojiki and an alternative version (one version) of the Nihon Shoki. In the sixth volume of the first section of the Chronicles of the Age of the Gods, he is written as Ame-no-Tokotachi-no-Mikoto, and appears first before Umashiashikabihikoji-no-Mikoto and Kuni-no-Tokotachi-no-kami.
He is said to be a god who symbolizes the permanence of heaven.
According to the " Kujiki ," he is the same deity as Amenominakanushi no Mikoto .
He is enshrined as a guest deity at Izumo Taisha Shrine ( Izumo City ), as well as at Komagata Shrine ( Oshu City , Iwate Prefecture) and Kanemochi Shrine ( Hino Town , Hino District, Tottori Prefecture ).
See Also
[change | change source]References
[change | change source][[Category:Amatsukami]] [[Category:Gods and goddesses of Japan]]
- ↑ https://archive.ph/wip/NztZ2
- ↑ "Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Concepts of Kami : Hitorigami". 2011-05-18. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2023-03-22.