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| Watatsumi | |
|---|---|
| Major cult centre | Kaijin Shrine, Watatsumi jinja, |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | |
| Children | Utsushihikanasaku, Toyotama-hime, Tamayori-hime, Furutama-no-mikoto |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek | Pontus |
Watatsumi (海神, 綿津見) [watatsɯmi], also pronounced Wadatsumi, is a legendary kami (神, god; deity; spirit), Japanese dragon and tutelary water deity in Japanese mythology. Ōwatatsumi no kami (大綿津見神, "great deity of the sea") is believed to be another name for the sea deity Ryūjin (龍神, Dragon God) and also for the Watatsumi Sanjin (綿津見三神, "Three Watatsumi gods"), which rule the upper, middle and lower seas respectively and were created when Izanagi was washing himself of the dragons blood when he returned from Yomi, "the underworld".