Kumanokusubi

Kumanokusubi
Genealogy
Parents
SiblingsAme-no-hohi (brother)

Ame-no-oshihomimi (brother) Ikutsuhikone (brother)

Amatsuhikone (brother)
Oath between Amaterasu and Susanowo (based on the Kojiki)

Kumanokusubi (熊野久须毘命,熊野櫲樟日命, Wonder Worker of Bear Moors)[1] is a God in Japanese mythology. He is the fifth son of Amaterasu.[1][2]

Some scholars have identified this kami as the saijin at the shrine Kumano Jinja in Shimane Prefecture.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Kumanokusubi • A History of Japan - 日本歴史". A History of Japan - 日本歴史. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  2. ^ "Kumanokusubi | 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム".
  3. ^ "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2021-09-28.